Michael Francis welcomes world-renowned soloist Olga Kern to perform one of the most memorable passages in music, Tchaikovsky’s striking Piano Concerto No. 1. This epic concert also features William Walton’s Belshazzar’s Feast, which brings back baritone Donnie Ray Albert and The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay. The dramatic oratorio is sure to bring down the house.

Alex Da Costa, conductor Olga Kern, piano PROGRAM Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Alex Da Costa, conductor Olga Kern, piano PROGRAM Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

North Carolina Symphony Leonard Slatkin, conductor Olga Kern, piano PROGRAM Cindy McTee: Timepiece Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

North Carolina Symphony Leonard Slatkin, conductor Olga Kern, piano PROGRAM Cindy McTee: Timepiece Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2

North Carolina Symphony Leonard Slatkin, conductor Olga Kern, piano PROGRAM Cindy McTee: Timepiece Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

North Carolina Symphony Leonard Slatkin, conductor Olga Kern, piano PROGRAM Cindy McTee: Timepiece Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique”

Quebec Philharmonic Orchestra Alex Da Costa, conductor Olga Kern, piano

Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Simon Krečič, conductor Olga Kern, piano PROGRAM Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Haydn