Lise de la Salle Plays Rachmaninoff

Lise de la Salle Plays Rachmaninoff

Jan 31-Feb 2 at 8pm

Walt Disney Concert Hall

When Sergei Rachmaninoff and his family left Russia and its Revolution in 1917, he was famous as a composer, conductor, and pianist. Boston and Cincinnati promptly offered him the music directorships of their orchestras, but Rachmaninoff committed himself to the career of a traveling virtuoso to support his family, and composed almost nothing for nearly a decade. The Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, composed after his four piano concertos, quickly became one of Rachmaninoff’s most popular pieces, as a performing vehicle for himself and as a treasure trove of great tunes, particularly the inspired inversion of Paganini’s theme in the luscious 18th variation.

Artists

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor

Lise de la Salle, piano

Program

Rachmaninoff: Isle of the Dead * Except Friday

Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 3

Presented by LA Phil. For tickets and information visit LAPhil.com.