John Lill's 70th Birthday Concert, in which Rachmaninov's Third Piano Concerto rubs shoulders with orchestral works by Brahms and Dvorak
7.30 p.m.
Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op 81
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, Op 30
(John Lill, piano)
Dvorak: Symphony no.8 in G, Op 88
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard conductor
Propelled to international stardom when he won the 1970 International Tchaikovsky Competition, John Lill has grown to become the doyen of British pianists as well as one of this country's most widely-travelled musical exports. On the very day he celebrates his 70th birthday, Lill tackles one of the most dauntingly difficult and enduringly popular concertos in the entire repertoire.
7.30 p.m.
Brahms: Tragic Overture, Op 81
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, Op 30
(John Lill, piano)
Dvorak: Symphony no.8 in G, Op 88
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Thomas Dausgaard conductor
Propelled to international stardom when he won the 1970 International Tchaikovsky Competition, John Lill has grown to become the doyen of British pianists as well as one of this country's most widely-travelled musical exports. On the very day he celebrates his 70th birthday, Lill tackles one of the most dauntingly difficult and enduringly popular concertos in the entire repertoire.