Rhapsody
Subscription Series Concert
Internationally renowned concert pianist Konstantin Shamray joins the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra for a stunning showcase of Russian music.
Hear the prize-winning Australian-based, Russian-born pianist perform Sergei Rachmaninov’s brilliant Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op.43, a glittering showpiece of astounding virtuosity, under the baton of Chief Conductor and Artistic Director Dr Nicholas Milton AM.
Alongside this showstopper, the WSO performs Alexander Borodin’s lively Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor and one of the 20th-century’s most fascinating works, Dmitri Shostakovich’s mighty 5th Symphony, written amidst the danger and oppression of Stalin’s Russia.
Program
Borodin Prince Igorpolovtsian Dances
Rachmaninov Rhapsody On A Theme Of Paganini Op. 43
Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 In D Minor Op. 47