On October 19, contemporary legendary pianist and conductor Mikhail Pletnev will take the stage at Forbidden City Concert Hall with the Rachmaninoff International Orchestra, which he founded. Conductor Kirill Karabits will lead the orchestra in performing 14 Mémoires musicales by Pletnev—a work imbued with cherished memories from his childhood to youth—as well as Capriccio Bohémien by the master composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, an early work rich with Slavic folk music flavors and brilliant orchestration techniques. Maestro Pletnev will also join forces with rising young Chinese pianist Tianxu An to perform his own composition, the double piano concerto Fantasia Elvetica.

Time: Sunday, October 19, 2025, 19:30

Venue: Forbidden City Concert Hall

Piano: Mikhail Pletnev

Piano: Tianxu An

Rachmaninoff International Orchestra

Conductor: Kirill Karabits

Program:

Mikhail Pletnev: 14 Mémoires musicales

Mikhail Pletnev: Fantasia Elvetica Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Capriccio Bohémien, Op. 12

Translator：TANG Tao

Reviewer: ZHANG Yifan