Romantic Autumn Night Embellished with Piano Concerto Festival 'All That Rachmaninoff'

May 22, 5 PM at Mapo Art Center
Yoon Ain and Peter Obcharov Collaborate, Continuing the Tradition of Russian Pianism

Pianist Yoon Ain, Peter Obcharov. Photo by Mapo Cultural Foundation

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Mapo Cultural Foundation (CEO Song Jeyong) announced on the 18th that the resident ensemble Millennium Symphony Orchestra will hold the 'All That Rachmaninoff' concert.

The concert will take place on the 22nd at the Mapo Art Center. On stage, the representative works of Sergei Rachmaninoff, the composer most loved by Koreans, Piano Concerto No. 2 and No. 3, will be performed. Both concertos are famous for their extremely difficult techniques but are consistently beloved worldwide. Top-tier pianists will showcase the enchanting melodies of Russian pianism.

The first part opens with a dynamic performance of Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring pianist Yoon Ain. This concerto, expressing brilliant beauty within intensity, is familiar to the public as it was featured in director David Lean's film "Brief Encounter" and the drama "Nodame Cantabile." Collaborator Yoon Ain is a top female pianist who attracted further attention by breaking the rule of Eliso Virsaladze, a professor at the Moscow State Conservatory and known as a "living piano legend," who does not accept students other than university students, by receiving special private lessons.

The second part concludes the concert splendidly with pianist Peter Obzharov performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3. This concerto is a grand and majestic piece solely for piano and recently gained attention when pianist Lim Yunchan performed it in the finals of the Van Cliburn Competition. Collaborator Peter Obzharov studied at the Saint Petersburg Gifted Academy and won 2nd place at the 1997 Young Tchaikovsky Competition, promising to deliver the deepest Russian melodies like no other.

Since its founding in 2003, the Millennium Symphony Orchestra, the resident ensemble of the Mapo Cultural Foundation in 2022, has presented performances that captivate both traditional classical music and popular appeal, including symphonies, opera performances, musical gala concerts, and planned performances.

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