Rachmaninoff & Brahms

It’s been said that Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2 is a “perfectly proportioned, ingeniously constructed and melodically exultant” work.  Following the Symphony’s successful premiere in 1908, acclaim for the work was so widespread that the composer was anointed a worthy successor to the great Tchaikovsky.  Well-known for composing lush and sweeping melodies, the composer reaches one of his career peaks with the Second Symphony’s Adagio, the main theme of which is among the most ravishing melodies Rachmaninoff ever composed. For this special concert, featured guest soloist is violin virtuoso Ben Beilman performing Brahms’ Violin Concerto. Acclaimed around the globe, Beilman has won praise both for his passionate performances and deep rich tone which the Washington Post called “mightily impressive,” while Strad Magazine described his playing as “pure poetry.”