Marquee TV: Edward Gardner conducts Rachmaninoff

Repertoire

• Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3
• Rachmaninoff The Bells (Choral Symphony)

Performers

• Edward Gardner conductor
• Leif Ove Andsnes piano
• Kristina Mkhitaryan soprano
• Dmytro Popov tenor
• Kostas Smoriginas bass-baritone
• London Philharmonic Choir

‘Hear the bells ring out, with their singing and ringing … they tell of oblivion’.

For Serge Rachmaninoff, the sound of bells embodied the eternal soul of Russia, and he poured all his imagination into this sumptuous choral symphony, an odyssey through the whole of human life told in music of sparkling joy and rich, deep sorrow. It’s a glorious showcase for Edward Gardner and our world-class London Philharmonic Choir, and a wonderful way to follow the epic sweep of Rachmaninoff’s grandest piano concerto, with LPO favourite Leif Ove Andsnes (‘magisterial elegance, power, and insight’ – The New York Times) in the spotlight.

_{Leif Ove Andsnes appears courtesy of Sony Classical, a label of Sony Music Entertainment. Please note: Leif Ove Andsnes’s performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 will be available to stream on Marquee TV until 9 December 2024, 7.00pm (GMT).}

_{New release coming to Marquee TV on 9 November 2024. The concert will be free to stream for 48 hours and will then be added to the LPO catalogue, available to Marquee TV subscribers.}