This re-broadcast from 2016 features Yannick Nézet-Séguin on the podium joined by a Philadelphia favorite, the incomparable Lang Lang, performing the music of someone else whose career had close ties to Philadelphia—Sergei Rachmaninoff. Listen on Sunday, September 27th at 1 PM on WRTI 90.1 and Monday, September 28th at 7 PM on WRTI HD-2.
The broadcast features Gustav Mahler’s last symphony, the 10th, which was left unfinished at his death in 1911. Over the years, many noted musicians and experts have worked on completing it. Great Britain’s Deryck Cooke created the version first premiered and recorded in the U.S. by Eugene Ormandy and The Philadelphia Orchestra. Yannick’s passion for this realization of Mahler's final work summons a Philadelphia sound you'll feel as well as hear.
Lang Lang’s blend of youthful dynamism and extraordinary musicianship would seem to be the perfect combination for the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 1, guaranteed to spark fireworks onstage. Join us for this unforgettable season-ending event!
During intermission, WRTI’s Susan Lewis speaks backstage with mega-star Lang Lang.
PROGRAM:
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 1
Lang Lang, pianist
Intermission
Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 10 (Deryck Cooke)
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor
Gregg Whiteside is producer and host of The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert broadcasts on WRTI, every Sunday at 1 pm on WRTI 90.1 FM, online at WRTI.org, and on our mobile app! Listen again on Monday nights at 7 pm on WRTI HD-2.
