August 2012 Symphony Season - Program 8
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - Russian Fest II
Victor Yampolsky, conductor
Anton Nel, piano
Tchaikovsky: The Tempest: Fantasy Overture, Op. 18 *
Stravinsky: The Firebird (1919 Version) *
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43
Tchaikovsky: Overture 1812, Op. 49
* First PMF performance
The program opens with Tchaikovsky's rarely heard The Tempest in its first PMF performance. The 1945 version of Stravinsky's Firebird was performed at PMF in 1987 but tonight marks the first performance of the 1919 version. Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini was first performed at PMF in 1973 with Mary Sauer (the pianist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra) and Thor Johnson conducting. It was heard most recently in 1996 with John Browning and Victor Yampolsky conducting. The program concludes with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. The only prior performance of the 1812 Overture was in 2005 with Victor Yampolsky conducting.
There will be a post-concert talk immediately following the concert.
This program is sponsored by: Jerome & June Maeder
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