This program features two of Rachmaninoff's most popular compositions, the haunting Vocalise and the exhilarating Second Piano Concerto, which may well be the most famous piano concerto of the entire twentieth century, filled as it is with warm, broadly flowing themes in the first movement, midnight beauty in the second and fiery virtuosity in the third. The second half of the program features French ballet music – suites from Poulenc's Les biches ("deer") and Roussel's Bacchus and Ariane.
Cast and Creative team for Rachmaninoff Forever at Dewan Filharmonik PETRONAS
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra Stéphane Denève conductor Steven Osborne piano