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Thursday 18 November 2004, 7.30pm
SPEAKERS' CORNER AT 6PM IN THE AUDITORIUM
POST-CONCERT TALK IN THE AUDITORIUM
LET'S FACE THE MUSIC ... 
Debussy orch. Colin Matthews Preludes WORLD PREMIERE
Danseuses de Delphes, Général Lavine-eccentric, Ondine
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.1 in F sharp minor
Tippett Concerto for Double String Orchestra
Bartók The Miraculous Mandarin: Suite
Cristian Mandeal conductor
Nikolai Demidenko piano
One of today's greatest pianists, Nikolai Demidenko applies his high-voltage virtuosity to Rachmaninov's First Piano Concerto, a Romantic showpiece. Tippett's fantastically energetic Double Concerto is one of his liveliest works, with bluesy harmonic inflections and surging dance rhythms. As mandarins go, they don't come much more miraculous than in Bartók's thrilling and theatrical score. It is packed with dark and beautiful detail, from the wild opening musical fracas to the rising passion of the last dance. Colin Matthews brings more Debussy Piano Preludes to enchanting orchestral life, including a music-hall artist, a capricious water-nymph and delicate Delphic dancers.
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