Italian-American pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi will be playing with the National Symphony Orchestra this coming Wednesday, 26 September, as the Fall Season continues. Maestro Jose Antonio Molina is conducting the orchestra.
The program for Wednesday, 26 September, is:
26 September 2012:
* Jose Antonio Molina (director)/Antonio Pompa-Baldi, piano
* “At Sunset” by Dominican maestro, the late Jose Dolores Ceron. The piece has also been performed by the London Symphony. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNa5QongTjk
* Dimitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9, Op. 70 in E Flat (1945). The concert is described as transparent, pellucid, and one in which a bright mood predominates. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0OT8S6FNqh0
* Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concert No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30. The work, which was composed in 1909, is colloquially known as “Rach 3”. Famous for its technical and musical demands on the performer, it has the reputation of being one of the most technically challenging piano concertos in the standard classical repertoire. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA0kXDMKiLg
The season continues with concerts on 10 and 24 October and 7 and 28 November.