Also this evening :
Music of Today: Christophe Bertrand
Prokofiev and Rachmaninov were like chalk and cheese. Both were brilliant composer-pianists, but whereas Prokofiev was an iconoclast who delighted in railing at tradition, Rachmaninov inherited Tchaikovsky's mantle without demur. They shared a genius for indelible melody, however; Prokofiev's being typically cool and sleek while Rachmaninov preferred super-heated luxuriance.
More concerts at Royal Festival Hall:
Wagner 200 in London
May 22 2013, 19:30 - Royal Festival Hall
Sir Andrew Davis celebrates Wagner's bicentenary, conducting excerpts from Die Meistersinger and Die Walküre
Pre-concert talk
May 30 2013, 18:00 - Royal Festival Hall
Professor Jonathan Cross introduces the evening’s programme.










