Valery Gergiev conducts Weber and Prokofiev – With Denis Matsuev and the Mariinsky Orchestra

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The Mariinsky Orchestra, conducted by Valery Gergiev, joins forces with superstar pianist Denis Matsuev, who performs Prokofiev's Second Piano Concerto. An extremely virtuoso piece, the Piano Concerto No. 2 was composed between 1912 and 1913 by a 20 year-old Prokofiev. The score was lost during the Revolution of 1917, and then re-written by the composer in 1923.

Denis Matsuev, who won the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1998, is a frequent guest of Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra. They have given many concerts together and recorded several albums on the Mariinsky label. Among their latest releases: Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerti No. 1 and No. 2 (2013), Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3 (2014), and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 1 and Shchedrin's Piano Concerto No. 2 (2015).

The program also includes pieces by Carl-Maria von Weber: the overture to Der Freischütz (one of the German repertoire's best known operas) and the Rondo Op. 64, "Invitation to the Dance".

November 15: A Prokofiev Marathon in Munich

5 soloists, 2 orchestras, 1 conductor will play during this special musical marathon, scheduled as part of the MPHIL 360° and revolving around Prokofiev's five Piano Concerti. This event is organized by the Münchner Philharmoniker. The Prokofiev Piano Concerti will be performed by five different pianists: Herbert Schuch, Denis Matsuev, Behzod Abduraimov, Alexei Volodin and Olli Mustonen. These soloists will be joined by the Münchner Philharmoniker and the Mariinsky Orchestra, both led by Valery Gergiev. This program features Prokofiev's five Piano Concerti as well as other classical and contemporary pieces. All five concerts will be webcast live on medici.tv.

Photos: Valery Gergiev © Marco Borggreve/Decca (left) – Denis Matsuev © Evgeny Evtuhow (right).