The great Russian music of the 19th and 20th centuries is unsurpassed in its unbridled passion, melodic splendor, and kaleidoscopic color. In this Valentine Week concert, conductor finalist Bruce Kiesling , Pianist Andrew Tyson and the Symphony offer up some of the most exciting Russian orchestral masterpieces performed by the world’s finest orchestras and guest artists. The program includes Rachmaninoff’s glittering piano favorite Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
Hailed by the BBC as “a real poet of the piano,” Andrew Tyson is emerging as a distinctive and important new musical voice world-wide. Many refer to his piano playing as being exquisite, flexible, subtle, colorful, passionate, and daring. Tyson has been winning prizes and competitions around the world since he was 15 years of age. Most recently he captured First Prize at the Géza Anda Competition in Zürich, where was also awarded the Mozart and Audience Prizes. Performances in his busy calendar include recitals all over the world including twice at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. He has performed with U.S. orchestras including the Las Vegas Philharmonic, the North Carolina Symphony, the Tulare County Symphony, the Fairfax Symphony, and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.The great Russian music of the 19th and 20th centuries is unsurpassed in its unbridled passion, melodic splendor, and kaleidoscopic color. In this Valentine Week concert, conductor finalist Bruce Kiesling , Pianist Andrew Tyson and the Symphony offer up some of the most exciting Russian orchestral masterpieces performed by the world’s finest orchestras and guest artists. The program includes Rachmaninoff’s glittering piano favorite Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade.
Hailed by the BBC as “a real poet of the piano,” Andrew Tyson is emerging as a distinctive and important new musical voice world-wide. Many refer to his piano playing as being exquisite, flexible, subtle, colorful, passionate, and daring. Tyson has been winning prizes and competitions around the world since he was 15 years of age. Most recently he captured First Prize at the Géza Anda Competition in Zürich, where was also awarded the Mozart and Audience Prizes. Performances in his busy calendar include recitals all over the world including twice at the Musée du Louvre in Paris. He has performed with U.S. orchestras including the Las Vegas Philharmonic, the North Carolina Symphony, the Tulare County Symphony, the Fairfax Symphony, and the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.