NY Phil: Mälkki Conducts 'Pictures at an Exhibition'

• Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
• Jenő Lisztes, cimbalom
• Susanna Mälkki, conductor

Franz Liszt — Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, S. 359, No. 2
Béla Bartók — Romanian Folk Dances for strings, Sz. 68, BB 76
György Ligeti — Piano Concerto
Modest Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel — Pictures at an Exhibition

Susanna Mälkki conducts Musorgsky's musical representations of a close friend’s artwork, as well as Bartók’s exploration of Romanian folk music. Hailed by The Washington Post as an "extraordinary visionary," Pierre-Laurent Aimard solos in Ligeti's Piano Concerto, inspired by a variety of cultures. Plus, cimbalom player Jenő Lisztes performs a solo arrangement of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2.

Runs Nov. 2-4.

About New York Philharmonic

https://nyphil.org/

About Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

https://pierrelaurentaimard.com/

About Jenő Lisztes, cimbalom

https://nyphil.org/about-us/artists/jeno-lisztes

About Susanna Mälkki, conductor

Susanna Mälkki is sought-after at the highest level with symphony orchestras and in opera houses worldwide. In her final season as Chief Conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, she concludes a seven-year tenure with a distinctive dynamism and imaginative flair to her programming.

https://susannamalkki.com/