Full Programme: Schumann - 'Genoveva' Overture Rachmaninov - Paganini Variations : solo pianist PHOEBE PAPANDREA Brahms - Symphony No 1
This is concert for all lovers of classical musicThe programme begins with the overture to Schumann's only opera 'Genoveva'The work was not a success when it was first performed in 1850 but the music in the overture is immediately appealingThis is not a well-known piece but you are bound to enjoy itRachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini was written for solo piano and orchestraHe uses the well-known and virtuosic caprice for solo violin by Paganini and turns it into a set of 24 variations where the solo pianist provides all the technique and excitement associated with Rachmaninov's concertosThe music reflects all the legendary skill of Paganini's violin playingThe unconventional beginning of the work was likely inspired by the finale of Beethoven's Symphony No3, 'Eroica', a theme and variations that begins in much the same wayOur solo pianist is Phoebe PapandreaBorn in London in 2007 into a musical family she began taking piano lessons at the age of three and was awarded a scholarship to the Purcell School of Music at the age of 10Aged twelve Phoebe made her Carnegie Hall debut after winning First Prize and the Exceptional Young Musician Prize at the Golden Classical Music Awards, New YorkSince then she has won many prizes and performed internationallyPhoebe also enjoys performing in hospitals, schools and care homesThe concert concludes with Brahms Symphony No 1This is one of the great pieces of the 19th centuryIt provides an intense and very satisfying musical experience, not just for audiences but also for the playersIt draws you in completely and the big tune in the last movement will stay with you for some timeBrahms started work on it in 1855 and it was not until 1876 that it received its first performance, such was the effort he put into making it the best music he could produceHe was ever mindful of comparison to Beethoven's immense reputationAnyone hearing it, particularly for the first time, will generally agree that the comparison stands up pretty well
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