T O N I G H T ’ S P R O G R A M
Dvorak’s The New World Symphony
Michael Francis, Conductor
Aldo López-Gavilán, Piano
Bedrˇich Smetana Má Vlast (My Fatherland):
(1824-1884) Vltava (The Moldau)
Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini*
for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 43
Aldo López-Gavilán, piano
- INTERMISSION -
Antonín Dvorák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95,
“From the New World”
I. Adagio — Allegro molto
II. Largo
III. Scherzo: Molto vivace
IV. Allegro con fuoco
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Aldo López-Gavilán plays the Steinway Piano from the
Music Gallery, exclusive agents for Steinway & Sons.
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P R O G R A M N O T E S
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF
RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI FOR
PIANO AND ORCHESTRA, OP. 43
Duration: ca. 22 minutes
Overview
The legend of Nicolò Paganini has haunted musicians for
over two centuries. Gaunt, his emaciated figure cloaked in
priestly black, Paganini performed feats of wizardry on the violin
that were simply unimagined until he burst upon the European