Claudelands Arena
03 Nov 2017
Praised for her ‘poetic and sensitive pianism’ and ‘wondrous sense of colour’, pianist Joyce Yang has been impressing critics and audiences alike since the age of 19.
In her NZSO debut, Yang performs Sergei Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor. Famously difficult, this concerto demands an extraordinary technical virtuosity and an ability to realise the poetry at the heart of this lush and layered score.
Rachmaninov’s elegiac masterpiece, Vocalise, evokes a yearning angst deep in the composer that he must have felt even more keenly after fleeing Russia and the October Revolution. Soprano Madison Nonoa, finalist in the 2016 Lexus Song Quest, sings this achingly gorgeous song.
The Russian master described his Symphonic Dances as ‘my last spark’ and these dazzling dances have since become an orchestral favourite. Under the brilliant direction of Maestro Edo de Waart, it’s easy to hear why.
Edo de Waart - Conductor
Joyce Yang - Piano
Madison Nonoa - Soprano
RACHMANINOV - Vocalise
RACHMANINOV - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor
RACHMANINOV - Symphonic Dances
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