Long Yu, conductor
GSO Honorary Music Director for Life , “[The] most powerful figure in China’s classical music scene”—The New York Times
Kun-Woo Paik, Pianist
“True, authentic virtuoso!” —— Le Figaro
Highlight
To close our 2015/2016 season, Music Director Long Yu partners with Korean piano virtuoso Kun Woo Paik for two exemplary concertos by two Russian masters! Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.1 juxtaposes passion and grace, creating a dialogue between fantasy and hope. What a mature work by a teenage composer who barely finished his formative education! Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 requires virtuosity and fiery passions, even grandeur and pathos. Memorable music! Memorable concert! Memorable season!
Program
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54
1.Largo
2.Allegro
3.Presto
—— Intermission ——
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No.1 in B-flat minor, Op.23
1.Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
2.Andantino semplice
3.Allegro con fuoco
Kun Woo Paik, piano
