Great Piano Concertos: Dmitry Shishkin Plays Prokofiev No 3

EVENT DESCRIPTION

Silver Medalist at the XVI International Tchaikovsky Competition and winner of the 73rd Geneva International Music Competition, Dmitry Shishkin has earned international acclaim for his creative and individual approach to music. Critics have described him as an “electrifying and flamboyant pianist, of great musical honesty and rigor.” Dmitry Shishkin’s recent highlights include an exceptional performance of Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.1 at Wiener Musikverein, appearances with the Orchestra de la Suisse Romande under J.Nott, Budapest Festival Orchestra under G. Takacs-Nagy, Prague Radio Symphony under P. Popelka, KBS Symphony under Markus Stentz performing Prokofiev Piano Concerto No.3, Slovak Philharmonic under Erik Nielsen playing Hummel Piano Concerto No.2, at the Dvorak Prague Festival, performing Beethoven Triple Concerto under I.Metzmacher, as well as recitals in Verbier, Seoul, Taipei, Kaohsiung, Taichung, Catania, Trieste, Palermo and at Wigmore Hall.

Stanislav Kochanovsky, Chief Conductor of the NDR Radiophilharmonie in Hannover since the 2024/25 season, is recognized as one of the most refined and insightful conductors of his generation. With a distinctive interpretative voice and a natural authority on the podium, he brings together musical depth, stylistic clarity, and a sincere respect for orchestral collaboration. Equally at home in symphonic and operatic repertoire, he has appeared with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Israel Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, Oslo Philharmonic, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Dresden Philharmonie, Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Cleveland Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra in London, and the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, among others.

Conductor: Stanislav Kochanovsky
Piano: Dmitry Shishkin

Programme
Glinka  Russlan and Ludmilla Overture
Prokofiev  Piano Concerto No 3 in C, Op 26
Tchaikovsky  Symphony No 2 in C minor, Op 17, “Little Russian”