Hailed for his impressive virtuosity, pianist Denis Matsuev returns to the OSM to perform Prokofiev’s formidable Piano Concerto no. 2. Completing this Russian program is a sampling of young Shostakovich’s dark humour and a selection of excerpts from Mussorgsky’s opera Khovanshchina, a historical drama originally scored for voice and piano and subsequently orchestrated by Shostakovich in 1959. Immerse yourself in the Russian soul!
Shostakovich, Symphony no. 1 in F minor, op. 10 (approx. 28 min.)
Prokofiev, Piano Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 16 (approx. 31 min.)
Mussorgsky, Khovanshchina (4 excerpts) (approx. 20 min.)
ARTISTS
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal,
James Conlon, conductor
Denis Matsuev, piano
Concerts on 15, 17 and 18 of November