Young Canadian pianist Charles Richard-Hamelin takes the lead in Chopin’s lyrical Second Piano Concerto, written when the composer was just 20, akin to the Armenian Suite which Richard Yardumian – who was born 100 years ago in 1917 – wrote when he was 19. The youthful first half of this programme gives way to the gentle ebb and flow of Liadov’s The Enchanted Lake, before ending with the evocative soundscapes and gleaming final chords of Scriabin’s aptly titled Poem of Ecstasy.

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Featuring:

1. Lan Shui, conductor
2. Charles Richard-Hamelin, piano

Programmes:

1. R. Yardumian
   Armenian Suite
    
2. Chopin
   Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
    
3. A. Liadov
   The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
    
4. Scriabin
   The Poem of Ecstasy, Op. 54