Rafael Payare Classical Concert Listings

The “superb pianist” (The New York Times) Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins Rafael Payare and the Orchestra for Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2, with its tender opening giving way to an extroverted role for the solo piano culminating in a fiery finale. With his final symphony, unfinished at his death, Bruckner pushes the boundaries of 19th-century harmony in this work of tremendous emotional power. Program: Liszt: Concerto No. 2; Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 Performers: Rafael Payare (Conductor); Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)

Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins Rafael Payare and the Orchestra for Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Program: Liszt: Concerto No. 2; Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 Performers: Rafael Payare (Conductor); Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)

Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins Rafael Payare and the Orchestra for Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Program: Liszt: Concerto No. 2; Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 Performers: Rafael Payare (Conductor); Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)

Colorful characters and instruments of the orchestra that bring them to life are showcased. Program: Fe. Mendelssohn: Selections from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture; Dorian Tabb, New York Philharmonic Very Young Composer: To the Far Side of the Mountain (World Premiere); Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf Performers: Rafael Payare (Conductor); Mariska Hargitay (Host / Narrator); Peter Hermann (Director); Doug Fitch (Stage Designer)

Jean-Yves Thibaudet joins Rafael Payare and the Orchestra for Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Program: Liszt: Concerto No. 2; Bruckner: Symphony No. 9 Performers: Rafael Payare (Conductor); Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Piano)

Program: TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23; SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op . 93 Led by its dynamic Music Director Rafael Payare , the San Diego Symphony welcomes celebrated Russian pianist Daniil Trifonov for Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a cornerstone of the Russian repertoire. Trifonov, who captured both First Prize and the Grand Prix at Moscow’s International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2011, brings exceptional virtuosity, lyricism, and insight to this enduring masterpiece. The program concludes with Shostakovich’s powerful Symphony No. 10, a landmark of the Russian symphonic tradition completed in the aftermath of Stalin’s death in 1953. Widely regarded as one of the composer’s greatest achievements, the work bears witness to immense suffering under tyranny while reclaiming the voice of the individual, unfolding a gripping drama of fear, endurance, and defiance.

Rafael Payare , conductor Daniil Trifonov , piano TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 Read the Program Notes for this concert.

Rafael Payare , conductor Daniil Trifonov , piano TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op. 23 SHOSTAKOVICH: Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 Read the Program Notes for this concert.