Under the baton of Elias Grandy, QPO opens the evening with Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen Suite—bright, lyrical music drawn from his beloved opera, full of color, rustic dance energy, and flashes of tenderness.
After the interval, QPO welcomes James Zijian Wei, winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, for one of the most electrifying works in the repertoire: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Famous for its power and sheer virtuosity, it pairs towering piano writing with an orchestra in full bloom—intimate one moment, thunderous the next. Together, soloist and orchestra bring to life a masterpiece of Romantic grandeur and emotional intensity.
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ARTISTS:
Elias Grandy, conductor
James Zijian Wei, piano
PROGRAMME:
Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen – Suite
Intermission
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30