New Jersey Symphony: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
About This Event
The New Jersey Symphony, a professional orchestra based in New Jersey and known for performing a wide range of classical and contemporary music, presents Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini at NJPAC. Placing this showpiece in a regional arts-center program underscores the ensemble's repertoire breadth and its role in bringing orchestral works to local audiences.
About Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini(concerto)
The Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43, is a concertante work written by Sergei Rachmaninoff for piano and orchestra, closely resembling a piano concerto, all in a single movement. Rachmaninoff wrote the work at his summer home, the Villa Senar in Switzerland, according to the score, from 3 July to 18 August 1934. Rachmaninoff himself played the piano part at the piece's premiere on 7 November 1934, at the Lyric Opera House in Baltimore, Maryland, with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski.
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New Jersey Symphony
The New Jersey Symphony is a professional orchestra based in New Jersey, known for performing a wide range of classical and contemporary music.