PAGANINI RHAPSODY

Tuesday 28 September 2010 at 7.30pm

Symphony Hall, Birmingham +44 (0)121-780 3333

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Edward Gardner  conductor
Barry Douglas  piano

Rachmaninov: The Isle of the Dead 19'
Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini 23'
Lutoslawski: Variations on a theme by Paganini 10'
Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra 26'

What's in a tune? Rachmaninov took a devilish little theme by Paganini
and turned it into one of the all-time favourite romantic piano
showpieces. A few years later, in occupied Warsaw, the great Polish
composer Witold Lutoslawski had exactly the same idea. But whether
romantic or riotous, both composers knew how to entertain. Which is
best? You decide, as pianist Barry Douglas tackles both in one bumper
concert. But first, the acclaimed young British conductor Edward
Gardner shows us the darker side of Rachmaninov, before finishing in a
blaze of colour with Lutoslawski's dazzling Concerto for Orchestra.
Twentieth-century music doesn't get more exciting - or fun.

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Sounds Interesting pre-concert talk at 6.15pm
Conductor Edward Gardner, in conversation with CBSO Chief
Executive Stephen Maddock.

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