Rachmaninoff's Third

About this Concert

Like birds soaring through the sky or fingers sweeping across piano keys, this program promises an experience of awe-inspiring beauty. Assistant Conductor Samuel Hollister makes his SLSO classical debut leading the orchestra in Sergei Rachmaninoff’s exhilarating Third Symphony and an imaginative work that gazes skyward by composer and environmentalist Gabriella Smith. Gabriela Montero takes on Prokofiev’s emotionally turbulent Third Piano Concerto in her SLSO debut. Listeners have described Montero’s playing as wonderfully imaginative with a monster technique.

Note: Due to personal reasons, Ryan Bancroft has withdrawn from these performances. We are pleased to welcome SLSO Assistant Conductor Samuel Hollister in his SLSO classical debut. Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Third Symphony replaces Aaron Copland’s Third Symphony on the program.