Welsh Proms: Masterpieces
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This event took place on Tuesday 25 July 2017.
- Tuesday 25 July 2017
Welsh Proms: Masterpieces
Tue 25 Jul 2017
Need to know
Repertoire
- Glinka Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
- Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5
Features
- Owain Arwel Hughes Conductor
- John Lill Piano
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Renowned pianist John Lill joins Owain Arwel Hughes and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a sumptuous programme of celebrated works by great Russian composers.
One of Britain’s best-loved pianists, John Lill’s playing has been hailed as “fiercely passionate and romantic”. He returns to the Welsh Proms by popular demand for one of the most romantic and dramatic of all piano concertos, Rachmaninov’s Second, its themes suffused with tender longing.
The Concerto is combined with the rollicking drama of Glinka’s showpiece Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture, and Tchaikovsky’s powerful evocation of Fate, one of his most loved large-scale creations, the masterful Fifth Symphony.