UPCOMING CONCERTS & EVENTS

Program 3
RACHMANINOV SYMPHONIC CYCLE• SYMPHONY NO. 1

Marco Parisotto, Music Director 
Daniel Kharitonov, Piano

Ludwig van BEETHOVEN, Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 4, Op. 58 in G major    
- Soloist: Daniel Kharitonov
Sergei RACHMANINOV, Symphony No.1, Op. 13 in D minor

Sunday, February 18th, 12:30 PM
First Orchestra Season 2018

Rachmaninov composed his Symphony No. 1 in 1895 with the idea of presenting his first important symphonic work.  Unfortunately, the premiere was an absolute disaster on account of lack of rehearsal and other substandard conditions.  The resulting public disapproval provoked a severe depression for Rachmaninov, a depression that he was only able to overcome after various sessions of hypnosis. Today, this same Symphony No. 1 is an important part of the symphonic repertoire; it captures all of Rachmaninov´s emotional dynamism and shows him to be a true master of orchestration as well.

In addition to the  Symphony No. 1 of Rachmaninov, these concerts by the OFJ feature the participation of young Russian pianist Daniel Kharitonov, Bronze Medal winner in the 15th International Tchaikovsky Competition, who will offer his interpretation of the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 by Ludwig van Beethoven. OFJ Music Director Marco Parisotto conducts this program on the 16th of February in the Sala Plácido Domingo at Conjunto de Artes Escénicas of the Universidad de Guadalajara..