Zurich International Concert Series Cadogan Hall

Jacek Kaspszyk conductor
Mikhail Rudy piano

Bernstein Candide Overture
Szymanowski Concert Overture
Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2
Schubert Symphony No.9

Considered the leading Polish orchestra, the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra was founded in 1935 in Warsaw. We are very pleased to welcome them back under conductor Jacek Kaspszyk.

An artist of great creativity and charisma, Mikhail Rudy performs Shostakovich’s Second Piano Concerto. The Concerto, written in 1957 as a birthday gift for his 19-year-old son Maxim, is full of light-hearted energy.

Often considered Schubert’s finest piece for orchestra, Symphony No.9, the ‘Great’, has an emphasis on melody throughout. Today, as we have become aware of the symphony’s extent and intensity, ‘Great’ has become an accepted part of the work’s title, reflecting the work’s grandeur.

Part of Zurich International Concert Series 2012-13