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...highlight is a performance of Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor by expert pianist Roy Kogan. Finished in 1845 and premiered by the composer's wife (one of the best pianists of her day), this concerto is at once exciting and poignant. It is also a sample of Schumann's style of piano composition at its finest. Rounding out the concert are Respighi's "Ancient Airs and Dances" Suite No. 1 and Mozart's Symphony No. 38, "Prague." The concert is in Sanders Theatre at 8:30 p.m. and tickets are available at Holyoke Center Ticket Office...
Boston University Symphony Orchestra performs Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3. With conductor Joseph Silverstein and pianist Anthony di Bonaventura. At Symphony Hall, 251 Huntington Ave., Boston, at 8 p.m. Tickets at $2.50. For Info, call...
Rachmaninoff reputedly said of his Third Piano Concerto that he "wrote it for elephants." You may agree or disagree after hearing the Boston University Symphony Orchestra's performance Friday night at Symphony Hall, Boston. Joseph Silverstein conducts and Anthony di Bonaventura is at the keyboard for this work, which Rachmaninoff completed before his first American tour in 1909, and which Mahler conducted in New York. The concert, including other works, is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $2.50 and information...
Cambridge Society for Early Music features "Unknown Bach" on Monday, as Joshua Rifkin conducts an oboe concerto, violin concerto and the first "modern" performance of Bach's reorchestration of Pergolesi's "Stabat Mater." Go to Sanders Theatre at 8:30 p.m. to find out whether or not there was a reason that these pieces remained unknown for so long. Dial 247-1465 or 723-7328 for more info...
Across the river, the Boston Symphony Orchestra features the masterful conducting of Seiji Ozawa and a roster of renowned guest performers. Get a full schedule by calling 266-1492 and go to the season premiere this weekend to hear Brahms' Second Piano Concerto. The BSO also offers a series of Informal Open Rehearsals: not only a great way to hear the BSO perform with illustrious soloists but also a unique way to learn about the process of making music. The first open rehearsal is conducted by Andrew Davis on October 25th...