On October 12th, the Lucerne Festival Orchestra returned the NCPA under the leadership of maestro Riccardo Chailly, who performed Rachmaninoff’s two classic works with the talented pianist Alexander Malofeev. On the evening of the 13th, Master Chailly will continue to raise his baton over the Orchestra to play Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 to round off their Beijing tour.
Lucerne Festival Orchestra returned with maestro Riccardo Chailly and pianist Alexander Malofeev.
The concert kicked off with Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. The pianist Malofeev, who is only 18 years old, showed his super-mature sense of music and control of timbre. He worked in perfect cooperation with maestro Chailly and the orchestra.
Alexander Malofeev wowed the audiences.
In the second half, maestro Chailly conducted Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 3, which is rarely heard on stage. Their performance made the audience keenly aware of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra’s new look that they take on in the “post-Abbado era”.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra’s debut in Beijing.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra’s debut in Beijing, and Mahler’s compositions will connect the two historical moments together. In the following performance to be given on the 13th, Chailly will raise his baton over the orchestra to play Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 to chime in with Mahler’s Symphony No. 1, which the orchestra played in Beijing under Abbado’s leadership ten years ago.
Highlight of the concert on October 12th
Chailly said in an interview that he felt the Chinese audience’s ardent wish for Mahler’s compositions and that he often heard his Chinese friends say, “Please certainly bring Mahler’s works with you next time!” This time, he lives up to the audience’s expectations and this year, he has made an attempt at rehearsing Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 with the orchestra. He said, “Mahler’s musical compositions have accompanied me for more than 40 years since I started my career. Mahler’s Symphony No.6 happens to be a piece in the Lucerne Festival Orchestra’s repertoire. I hope that the audience will get emotionally involved in the music performance to continue our great experience gained in China last time.”