A sudden wave of joy rushes through the hall as Michael Tilson Thomas’ tribute to an avid orchestra supporter opens this passionate concert. Discover why pianist Daniil Trifonov has earned accolades around the globe as he performs a soulful concerto written by a teenaged Sergei Rachmaninoff, who was then just emerging onto the Russian music scene. That young composer was following in the footsteps of another extraordinary musician, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, whose Pathétique Symphony is still considered one of the most profound, intimate, and moving orchestral pieces of all time.
