National Philharmonic:
Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2
Haochen Zhang, piano
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Rachmaninoff Dvořák |
Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Symphony No. 8 in G Major |
Few openings in the piano concerto repertoire can equal the mounting tension at the beginning of Rachmaninoff’s second piano concerto, a piece that established the composer’s fame.
Since his gold medal win at the 2009 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, 26-year-old Chinese pianist Haochen Zhang has captivated audiences in the U.S., Europe and Asia with a unique combination of deep musical sensitivity, fearless imagination and spectacular virtuosity.
“Such a combination of enchanting, sensitive lyricism and hypnotizing forcefulness is a phenomenon encountered very rarely.” — The Jerusalem Post
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