Festival Opening

Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote such difficult piano parts that not many people wanted to have a work dedicated to them. Some, however, were given the opportunity to play it without being asked; this was the case with the Polish pianist Josef Hofmann with the Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor. Rachmaninoff practiced his own compositions for several hours a day, setting himself apart from his contemporaries in terms of technique and playing ability. Giorg...