Friday, 12/6/2024
at 8:00 PM


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Program:

Sergei Rachmaninoff:
Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-sharp minor, Op. 1

Anton Bruckner:
Symphony No. 7 in F major (WAB 107)

Rachmaninoff's 1st piano concerto was his Opus 1, a youthful work. The composer was 17 when he wrote it – he performed the first movement in 1891 as an examination piece at his piano exam at the Moscow Conservatory. It is no wonder that this work stylistically still belongs entirely to the 19th century. Its beautiful, romantic tone – dramatic, lyrical, and also Russian – is heavily indebted to Tchaikovsky and Schumann. It wasn't until 1917 that Rachmaninoff revised his Opus 1 to bring it closer to the 20th century.

Around ten years before Rachmaninoff's Opus 1, Bruckner's 7th Symphony was created, a work lasting about 60 minutes. Particularly the two long opening movements (Allegro and Adagio) invite one to indulge. The Seventh, premiered in Leipzig in 1884 (not in Vienna!), made the ever humble composer from Upper Austria known worldwide. The Adagio movement was understood as mourning music for Richard Wagner, who died in 1883. Bruckner officially dedicated the symphony to Wagner's long-time patron, the Bavarian "Fairy Tale King" Ludwig II.

Table talk with Bjørn Woll at 7:00 PM in the Small Hall

Participants:

Alexander Melnikov, piano
Bochum Symphony Orchestra
Aziz Shokhakimov, conductor

Photo Alexander Melnikov: © Molina Visuals

Photo Aziz Shokhakimov: © Iliya Kononov

House opening at 6:45 PM, introduction in the Small Hall at 7:00 PM

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