A celebrated pianist will take centre stage at Chester Cathedral in a special evening of classical music.
Simon Callaghan will join Chester Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday, April 25, for a concert under the ‘Power of Three’ series.
The programme features works by Aaron Copland, Sergei Rachmaninov, and Antonín Dvořák.
Diana Anderson, chair of Chester Philharmonic Orchestra, said: "We are looking forward to an extraordinary evening of music as part our ‘Power of Three’ series with our special guest, acclaimed British pianist Simon Callaghan. In this concert, he performs as the soloist in Sergei Rachmaninov’s dazzling 'Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini', a work of breathtaking brilliance, sweeping romance and electrifying piano writing. Copland’s 'Appalachian Spring' provides a musical portrait of wide-open American landscapes and quiet pastoral beauty. Our concert concludes with the richly lyrical voice of Antonín Dvořák’s 'Symphony No. 3', music that will fill the vast acoustic of the cathedral with warmth, colour and drama."
Mr Callaghan, who has performed internationally in the UK, Asia, North America, and Europe, will headline the evening’s centrepiece: Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Composed in 1934 and premiered by the composer himself, the rhapsody remains one of Rachmaninov’s most admired works for piano and orchestra.
The concert opens with Copland’s Appalachian Spring.
Originally written as a ballet in collaboration with choreographer Martha Graham, the piece earned Copland the Pulitzer Prize for Music.
It was later adapted into an orchestral suite in 1945 and is celebrated for its " I am the lord of the dance theme".
The final piece of the evening will be Dvořák’s Symphony No. 3, composed in 1873.
The work reflects a strong influence from Richard Wagner, more so than in any of Dvořák’s other compositions.
Chester Philharmonic Orchestra will perform under the baton of conductor David Chatwin.
Full details of the performance and Chester Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert programme are available on the orchestra’s website at www.chesterphilorchestra.co.uk.
Tickets can be booked online or purchased in person at the Chester Cathedral Box Office.
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