Credits:

Michie Koyama

Description:

The year 2023 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of composer Rachmaninoff (1873/4/1-1943/3/28) and the 80th anniversary of his death. The "Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2/Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" (first released on 4/21/1993) by Japan's leading pianist, Miwako Koyama, who is well known for her Russian repertoire, is now available again on hybrid disc at a new price. Recorded with the BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis at Henry Wood Hall in London in October 1992, this recording will be performed in the spring of 2023 with the NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fedoseyev in Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 (four performances beginning March 18). Mastered in 2023. (C)RS