Yunchan Lim & Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
Tugan Sokhiev, conductor
Yunchan Lim, piano
RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3
Intermission
CHAUSSON Symphony in B-flat
Friday afternoon’s concert is in memory of Jerome H. Grossman, MD, supported by the Grossman Family
Saturday evening's performance by Yunchan Lim is supported by Elizabeth W. and John M. Loder.
Saturday evening’s concert is in memory of Dr. Lawrence H. Cohn.
South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim — the youngest person ever to win the gold medal in the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition — joins returning guest conductor Tugan Sokhiev to perform one of the greatest, most popular, and most virtuosic works in the repertoire: Rachmaninoff’s Concerto No. 3, which the composer himself played with the BSO in 1919 and 1935. Sokhiev also leads a rare gem of a piece: French composer Ernest Chausson’s passionate one and only symphony. The Symphony in B-flat (1890) was a favorite of former BSO Music Director Charles Munch, and the BSO last performed it in 1993.
The Friday Preview on February 16 will be given by Robert Kirzinger, BSO Director of Program Publications. The talk will begin at 12:15pm, and admission included with concert ticket.
Thursday's concert will end around 9:15pm, Friday's concert will end around 3:13pm, Saturday's performance will end around 9:45pm, and Sunday's concert will end around 3:45pm.
- Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers Concert
Performance Details
Feb 17, 2024, 8:00pm EST
Featuring
Program Notes & Works
Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Opus 30
For pianists, Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto stands as the ultimate challenge. Its herculean technical demands, titanic scale, and emotional richness scared off such seasoned virtuosi as Joseph Lhévinne, Arthur Rubinstein, and Sviatoslav Richter.
Symphony in B-flat
Ernest Chausson wrote his Symphony in B-flat in 1889 and led the premiere in 1891. One of the great symphonies in the French tradition, it was a regular part of the BSO repertoire through Charles Munch’s tenure.
