Wednesday 30 July 2025 at 7:30pm - 11:30pm

Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto

Royal Albert Hall

BC Proms presents: Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto

A Romantic classic meets two 20th-century masterworks in a concert of widescreen orchestral drama. From its thunderous opening chords to its heartbreaking slow movement, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 is an emotional tour de force. Ukraine-born Vadym Kholodenko joins the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Conductor Laureate Tadaaki Otaka.

Framing the concerto are two orchestral showpieces: Bacewicz’s vibrant Concerto for String Orchestra – whose motoric outer movements contrast with a sublime Andante – and the daring invention of Lutoslawski’s folk-inspired Concerto for Orchestra. 

Programme

Bacewicz Concerto for String Orchestra 14’ 

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor 33’

Interval

Lutoslawski Concerto for Orchestra 28’ 

Vadym Kholodenko piano

BBC National Orchestra of Wales 

Tadaaki Otaka conductor