Live at the Concertgebouw: '...The dance of the Knights from Sergei Prokofiev’s ballet Romeo & Juliet. Today live at the Concertgebouw conductor Jaap van Zweden will present his selection of dances, depicting the two feuding families, the breathtaking Juliet and ultimately the unhappy ending of this love story. A dramatic story told today by the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic. There’s another Russian composer on the program, Peter Tchaikovsky, whowas a source of inspiration for the young Prokofiev. And even if Tchaikovsky’s first piano concerto lacks a story line, the concerto abounds with drama and an overall operatic quality. Soloist in just a moment is Nikolai Lukansky, there is your Russian no. 3 today...'  [RNW-host Hans Haffmans]

part 1

part 2

Netherlands Radio Filharmonic Orchestra / Jaap van Zweden
Nikolai Lugansky, piano

Johan Wagenaar: Overture Cyrano de Bergerac
Peter Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sergei Prokofiev: Romeo and Juliet, suite

 
 

additional programming:

Johan Wagenaar: Saul & David, Symphonic Poem Op. 24
RCO/Riccardo Chailly (Decca 425833-2)