NSO: Tchaikovsky's "Pathétique" & Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3
SOLD OUT
- Stephen Hough, piano
- Stanislav Kochanovsky, guest conductor
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 "Pathétique"
Named by The Economist as one of :Twenty Living Polymaths," Sir Stephen Hough combines a distinguished career as a pianist with his remarkable achievements as a composer and writer. His return to the Concert Hall is always highly anticipated, but never more so than when performing Rachmaninoff's Third Piano Concerto, one of the most fiendishly difficult pieces ever composed for the instrument.
Then, the "Pathétique" shows us a man on the edge as tensions erupt in Tchaikovsky's glorious, heartbreaking final symphony. The composer himself described the work as "the best thing I ever composed or shall compose."
This program will be performed three times: Thursday, March 23; Friday, March 24; and Saturday, March 25. Please note, the Saturday, March 25 performance is currently sold out.
About Stephen Hough, piano
About Stanislav Kochanovsky, guest conductor
Concert Hall at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F St NWWashington, DC 20566
United States
https://www.kennedy-center.org/visit/exploring-our-spaces/concert-hall/