R6 - Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto

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The first half of the concert will be of Russian Romanticism music. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D Minor by Sergei Rachmaninov is one of his most technically demanding piano concertos. The young British artist Isata Kanneh-Mason will be presented to the audience in Prague. The second part of the evening will be of Russian music of the 20th century. The chief conductor of the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Petr Popelka, will present the neo-classical oratorio-opera Oedipus Rex by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto was written by the French poet and playwright Jean Cocteau, based on Sophocles' tragedy of the same name. The title roles will be played by: Ester Paulů (mezzo-soprano), Adam Plachetka (bass-baritone), Pavel Švingr (bass) and Daniel Matoušek (tenor), with Igor Bareš as the narrator. The artists will be accompanied by the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and the male part of the Prague Philharmonic Choir. 

The concert will be broadcast live on Czech Radio Vltava. A recording of the concert will also be broadcast on the Czech Radio D-dur programme every Wednesday. 

Come early! 
A meeting with the artists before the concert 
Rudolfinum | Talich Lounge | 1st floor | 6.30 pm - 7.15 pm 

Programme

Sergei Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30 39 min. 
Igor Stravinsky: Oedipus Rex Concert performance of the opera-oratorio 51 min.  

Performers

Petr Popelka conductor  
Isata Kanneh-Mason piano  
Prague Philharmonic Choir 
Lukáš Vasilek choirmaster  
to be finalised - tenor, Oedipus 
Ester Pavlů mezzo-soprano, Jocasta 
Jiří Brückler - baritone, Creon and the messenger 
Pavel Švingr bass, Tiresias 
Daniel Matoušek tenor, shepherd 
Igor Bareš narrator 

PRSO

We reserve the right to change the programme performers.