Brussels Philharmonic | Rachmaninov Festival #01: The American Years…

Rachmaninov Festival #01

The American Years. Jazz, blues and swing encounter classical structures and unadulterated Romanticism: Rachmaninov & Gershwin in the roaring twenties. ----- In America, the country where he fou ...

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PROGRAMME


Sergei Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43 (1934)
George Gershwin
An American In Paris (1928)
Sergei Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor, op. 40 (version 1941)


YOUR CONCERT NIGHT


∙ 15:00 city walk: Art Nouveau & de Louizawijk (NL) / Art Nouveau dans le quartier Louise (FR) (Korei Guided Tours)

∙ 19:30 introduction

∙ 20:15 concert (without break)

∙ 21:45 BruPhil Café: aftertalk with Giancarlo Guerrero & Boris Giltburg

with the support of Beside Tax Shelter and the Belgian Tax Shelter

During two festival weekends at Flagey, together with Boris Giltburg, we will be highlighting Rachmaninov’s four piano concertos, each accompanied by a piece from a composer who shared a special connection with him.


In addition to these performances, we have plenty of exciting activities planned at and around Flagey every day. For instance, the Vlaams Radiokoor will open the festival with the impressive Vespers at the breathtaking Abbey of La Cambre.

Discover the full festival programme from September 1!