Rachmaninov Paganini Variations & Elgar Falstaff @ RFH - All tickets £15!

*You will need to purchase a ticket in order to attend this event, see below*
Join us for a performance of Rachmaninov's 'Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini' with Alexander Malofeev at the piano and a fairly rare outing of Elgar's tone poem 'Falstaff'. Vasily Petrenko conducts the RPO.

A concert of two characters, equally icons to be explored just like the composers within this series. Written in the twilight years of his career, Rachmaninov first put pen to paper in the summer of 1934 for what would become one of his most beloved works.
Pitting piano against orchestra, Rachmaninov takes all the hellish fire of dazzling violin virtuoso Niccolò Paganini, turning his little melody on its head to create something entirely new, with the magical Variation 18 being the stand-out movement.
And then the concert takes a Shakespearean turn with Elgar’s symphonic poem Falstaff. In what Elgar considered to be one of his finest orchestral works, he paints a vivid musical portrait of the anti-hero of Shakespeare’s Henry IV, with colourful orchestrations and characterful depictions.

Performers

• London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Vasily Petrenko conductor
• Alexander Malofeev piano

Repertoire

• Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini;
• Elgar: Falstaff

Please note, there is no interval during this performance.

TICKETS
All tickets are £15, with fairly good availability at time of writing. Book your tickets here:- https://tickets.southbankcentre.co.uk/select-area/128905
I'm sat in the rear stalls in seat AA20 if anyone wants to sit nearby.

We'll head to the BFI riverfront bar, just a quick stroll from the RFH after the show for a drink or two.