Drawing on two of the many souls of late-Romantic Russia \u2013 the lyrical one of Tchaikovsky\u2019s Fourth Symphony <\/em>and the pyrotechnic one of Rachmaninoff\u2019s Third Piano Concerto<\/em> \u2013 the Concerti del Lingotto<\/em><\/strong> Series<\/strong> opens with Alan Gilbert<\/strong> conducting the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester<\/strong> on Friday, October 18th<\/strong> at 8:30 PM at the Giovanni Agnelli Auditorium. This is the only Italian stop on a European tour that will also include Freiburg, Friedrichshafen, K\u00f6ln, Basel, and Munich. The concert marks the double debut of the American conductor and the prestigious German orchestra, of which he has been Principal Conductor since 2019. Considered almost unplayable due to the high virtuosity required of the soloist and known thanks to Scott Hicks\u2019 film Shine<\/em> starring Oscar-winner Geoffrey Rush, the \u201cRach 3\u201d will be performed by the great Russian-Israeli pianist Yefim Bronfman<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Grammy Award-winning conductor Alan Gilbert (1967) has been Chief Conductor of Hamburg\u2019s NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester<\/strong> since fall 2019 and Music Director of the Royal Swedish Opera<\/strong> since spring 2021. He also holds positions as Principal Guest Conductor of Japan\u2019s Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony<\/strong> and Conductor Laureate of the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic<\/strong>. The first native New Yorker to serve as Music Director of the New York Philharmonic, he concluded his transformative eight-year tenure in the post in 2017<\/strong>. In addition to his appointments, Gilbert maintains a major international presence, making guest appearances with orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, and Amsterdam\u2019s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. He has conducted operatic productions for the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Opera, Zurich Opera, and Santa Fe Opera, where he served as the inaugural Music Director. He made his acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut in 2008, leading a production of John Adams\u2019s Doctor Atomic<\/em><\/strong> that, when released on DVD, went on to win a Grammy Award<\/strong>. He was also nominated for the 2015 and 2016 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Music Direction in PBS\u2019s Live from Lincoln Center<\/em> broadcasts of two New York Philharmonic productions: the orchestra\u2019s celebrated staging of Sweeney Todd<\/em>, and its 100th-birthday gala tribute to Frank Sinatra.<\/p>\n In Hamburg, where his contract was extended through the 2028-29 season, Gilbert continues to lead the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, founded in 1945 on the initiative of the British military government (initially named Sinfonieorchester des Norddeutschen Rundfunks, then NDR Sinfonieorchester in 1956), towards new artistic heights. Under the baton of distinguished conductors such as Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, G\u00fcnter Wand, Christoph Eschenbach, Christoph von Dohn\u00e1nyi, Thomas Hengelbrock, and Krzysztof Urba\u0144ski, the orchestra laid the foundation for the post-war musical renaissance in Germany<\/strong>, solidifying its international reputation with a repertoire spanning from the Baroque period to the present day. Based at the Elbphilharmonie since 2017, it has found the perfect home in this majestic, futuristic auditorium on the banks of the Elbe, where it can fully express its artistry through a rich program of concerts, festivals, and online streaming.<\/p>\n The evening opens with Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30<\/strong>, with which the pianist-composer Sergei Rachmaninoff<\/strong> captivated American audiences during his first overseas tour, which began in New York in 1909. Considered one of the greatest challenges for a pianist, the work is a typical example of a piece with a classical structure but primarily oriented towards exploiting the virtuosic possibilities of the instrument, remarkable for its sincerity of inspiration and for the aura of nostalgic lyricism that runs throughout the composition.<\/p>\nThe debut of the New York conductor Alan Gilbert<\/h3>\n
The NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester of Hamburg<\/h3>\n
The formidable \u201cRach 3\u201d<\/h3>\n