Seong-Jin Cho: piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Măcelaru: conductor
Constantin Silvestri: Three Pieces for strings (11 mins) Sergei Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No 2 in G minor (32 mins)
INTERVAL Sergey Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 in E minor (56 mins)
Rachmaninov’s mighty Symphony No. 2 sits at the centre of this concert given by Cristian Măcelaru and the BBC Symphony Orchestra.
From a brooding opening it moves through a lovely slow movement to an ecstatic close – one of the most triumphant in the repertoire.
There’s more drama and still greater virtuosity in Prokofiev’s demanding Piano Concerto No. 2, performed here by 2015 Chopin International Piano Competition winner Seong-Jin Cho.
The concert opens with the folk-inspired Three Pieces for strings by the Romanian composer-conductor Constantin Silvestri, who defected to the West in 1956 and died in London 50 years ago.
2 thoughts on “Seong-Jin Cho plays Prokofiev at the Proms”
Do you know if tickets are sold out, or just not available yet?
Do you know if tickets are sold out, or just not available yet?
I agree – this morning there didn’t seem to be any availability. But now there are at least a few. But not many.