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Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody
January 17, 2025 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
$25 – $104
The Program
SAMY MOUSSA: Elysium [PSO Premiere]
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
About this Performance
Rachmaninoff wrote, “What I try to do when writing down my music is to make it say simply and directly what is in my heart.” His Rhapsody, with its swooning 18th variation, balances sizzling virtuosity and heartrendingly emotional melodies. Rising pianist Janice Carissa brings this spectacular concerto to life in her PSO debut. Tchaikovsky’s Fifth rounds out this program of unabashedly lyrical, romantic music.