Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra - Colours of Russia
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's concert season for 2020 blasts off with seven minutes of simple, uncomplicated fun, courtesy of Shostakovich’s helter-skelter overture. Romanian pianist Alexandra Dariescu joins them for the ever-popular Piano Concerto No 1 by Tchaikovsky.
Pianist Alexandra Dariescu Photo: WWW.MARCOBORGGREVE.COM
Ace orchestrator Maurice Ravel's rendering of Modest Mussorgsky's piano suite Pictures at an Exhibition rounds out the concert.
The orchestra's Music Director Giordano Bellincampi conducts.
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MUSSORGSKY Arr Ravel: Pictures At An Exhibition
8:04 PM.Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, at their Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 13 February 2020. Read more Audio
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Tudor CIORTEA: Romanian Dance
8:03 PM.Performed as an encore by Alexandra Dariescu at an Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 13 February 2020. Read more Audio
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TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No 1 In B Flat Minor
8:02 PM.Performed by Alexandra Dariescu and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, at their Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 13 February 2020. Read more Audio
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SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture Op 96
8:01 PM.Performed by the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Giordano Bellincampi, at their Great Classics Series concert, Auckland Town Hall, 13 February 2020. Read more Audio
Programme:
SHOSTAKOVICH: Festive Overture Op 96
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No 1 in B flat minor Op 23
Tudor CIORTEA: Romanian Dance (encore)
MUSSORGSKY arr Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition
Giordano Bellincampi Photo: Supplied
Recorded by RNZ Concert, Auckland Town Hall, 13 February 2020
Producer: Tim Dodd; Engineer: Adrian Hollay