IDAGIO | Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 - Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 5060498631044

Featuring

Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Aldo Ciccolini
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Performer Biography

Aldo Ciccolini, the pianist on this album, was accepted into the Naples Conservatory at age nine, where he studied piano and conducting.

Performer Biography

Yannick Nézet-Séguin, the conductor, became Music Director of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 2012, adding to his roles with the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra and Orchestre Métropolitain.

Performer Biography

Yannick Nézet-Séguin will succeed James Levine as the third Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera, New York, in the 2020/21 season.

Performer Biography

Aldo Ciccolini won the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud International Competition in Paris in 1949, which sparked his passion for French music.

Performer Biography

The London Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1932 by Sir Thomas Beecham and has been led by many great conductors, including Sir Adrian Boult and Sir Georg Solti.

Performer Biography

Aldo Ciccolini, the pianist, made over 100 recordings for EMI-Pathé Marconi and other labels, contributing to the awareness of infrequently performed works.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded live at the Southbank Centre's Royal Festival Hall in London, where the London Philharmonic Orchestra has been Resident Orchestra since 1992.