Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra: Visions of Virtuosity - Rachmaninov, Scriabin & Parry

WPO pairs works by two of the greatest Russian pianist-composers: the virtuoso  Sergei Rachmaninov and the visionary Alexander Scriabin. Rachmaninov’s enduringly popular Piano Concerto No. 2 will be played on this occasion by Coulsdon and Purley Festival winner Ryan Sheng, himself a young virtuoso pianist of astonishing talent. 

Scriabin’s Symphony No. 2 is both a grand statement within the broader late Romantic century symphonic tradition, and a prophetic hint at things to come in this composer’s highly individual orchestral writing, inspired by his mystic-philosophical worldview. 

Parry’s Symphonic Variations open the programme. They remain one of his most popular works and a fine example of the various forms. 

Programme: 

Parry: Symphonic Variations 

Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 

Scriabin: Symphony No. 2 

Ryan Sheng, Piano Soloist 

Dominic Grier, Conductor