Season Finale: Rachmaninoff and the Pines of Rome

Sun Valley Pavilion 300 Dollar Rd, Sun Valley, Idaho, United States

The Music Festivalā€™s 40th Anniversary Season concludes with two blockbusters of the classical repertoire. Garrick Ohlsson handles the Herculean piano role in Rachmaninoffā€™s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. At times nearly thundering and demonic, at other times sweetly lyrical and romantic, many consider this Rachmaninoffā€™s finest work for piano and orchestra. Itā€™s hard to imagine any piece following it, but Respighiā€™s Pines of Rome is up to the challenge. Taking us along a geographic tour of Rome, the piece concludes with a triumphant Roman legion marching home along the Appian Way. The Pavilion will tremble under the audienceā€™s feet!

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