Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra, Martin James Bartlett

Programme:
Khachaturian - Adagio from Spartacus
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Stravinsky - Petrushka

Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra
Michael Bell – Conductor
Martin James Bartlett - Piano

The centre-piece of this concert is the most beloved of all concertos, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2, a work that is equally associated with Russian romance as it is with steam trains and the classic British film Brief Encounter.

Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra is thrilled to welcome the 2014 BBC Young Musician of the Year, Martin James Bartlett as soloist. Violinist Nicola Benedetti has spoken of Martin as ‘a natural and powerful musician, he lives and breathes music.’

Stravinsky’s ballet Petrushka is set at a Russian shrovetide fair, and it’s his most colourful work. All is well until three puppets are brought to life…

The concert opens with more ballet music, the sumptuous Adagio from Khachaturian’s Spartacus. If Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 conjures images of steam trains then the Adagio from Spartacus owes its immense popularity to the great sailing ships of TV’s The Onedin Line.

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