Evgeny Kissin plays Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1, with Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting.
Evgeny Kissin is a phenomenon, says Ashkenazy, “he possesses an enormous natural gift that’s beyond description.” Kissin says much the same thing about music, that it’s beyond description, beyond words: “What I have to say, the music says it.”
He can conjure a world of imagination – reflective and insightful – even as he dazzles with his astonishing mastery of the instrument. He draws you in to the music, the piano is his voice.
For the third and final program in his Sydney debut concerts, Kissin plays a concerto by Chopin – music of aristocratic elegance and supple beauty.
“He is a born musician and a born great pianist.” Vladimir Ashkenazy
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No.1
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No.2
Vladimir Ashkenazy conductor
Evgeny Kissin piano
Pre-concert talk by Scott Davie in the Northern Foyer at 7.15pm.
In his Sydney debut tour Evgeny Kissin also performs a solo recital of music by Liszt (15 September) and Grieg (22 September).
AUDIO PLAYER LISTING
Track 1 – CHOPIN Piano Concerto No.1: 1st movement
Track 2 – CHOPIN Piano Concerto No.1: 3rd movement (Rondo)
Jorge Bolet (piano), Montreal Symphony Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit
DECCA ELOQUENCE 475 8046
Track 3 – RACHMANINOFF Symphony No.2: 2nd movement (Scherzo)
Track 4 – RACHMANINOFF Symphony No.2: 3rd movement
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy
DECCA 455 7892
Audio kindly supplied by Universal Music.