New World Symphony The Planets + Rachmaninoff

Xian Zhang, conductor
Alexander Malofeev, piano
Voices of the Master Chorale of South Florida

WAGNER Prelude to Act I from Tristan and Isolde
RACHMANINOFF Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
HOLST The Planets

Explore the mysteries of love and the cosmos with New World Symphony. Conductor Xian Zhang brings out the pain and pleasure of Tristan and Isolde, Richard Wagner’s medieval romance. Alexander Malofeev, a 22-year-old Russian genius and phenom pianist, takes on one of the best-loved works by Sergei Rachmaninoff (Corriere della Sera). Journey through our solar system as 87 of the world’s best young musicians bring new energy to Gustav Holst’s The Planets.