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Lang Lang, Repin and Maisky at the Royal Festival Hall

Recital by Lang Lang (piano), Vadim Repin (violin) and Mischa Maisky (cello). Rachmaninov: Trio elegiaque No 1. Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No 1. Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor.

Live from the Royal Festival Hall in London

Presented by Andrew McGregor

A rare chance to hear Chinese virtuoso Lang Lang performing chamber music with two other big stars, violinst Vadim Repin and cellist Mischa Maisky. The concert opens with the single-movement Trio 茅l茅giaque No 1 by Rachmaninov, which he wrote when he was only 19. Then, Mendelssohn's Trio No. 1 in D minor, one of the composer's best loved chamber masterworks, and after the break, Tchaikovsky's Trio in A minor, a piece composed 'In memory of a great artist', the composer's mentor and friend Nikolai Rubinstein.

Rachmaninov: Trio 茅l茅giaque No.1 in G minor
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No.1 in D minor, Op.49

8.20 Interval Music
Andrew McGregor recommends solo recordings by tonight's performers

8.40
Tchaikovsky: Piano Trio in A minor, Op.50

Lang Lang (piano)
Vadim Repin (violin)
Mischa Maisky (cello).

2 hours, 30 minutes

Broadcast

  • Thu 19 May 2011 19:30

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