Legendary Russian orchestra the St Petersburg Symphony is conducted by Vladimir Lande in this all-Tchaikovsky programme that includes the Symphony No.5 and one of the composer’s last completed works, the Third Piano Concerto. The soloist in the latter is the highly-rated Russian pianist Maxim Mogilevsky.

Maxim Mogilevsky has established himself as a profound and virtuosic performer in the great Russian piano tradition. He made his debut at the age of 13 with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra. As the recipient of the 1990 Tchaikovsky Scholarship he won further studies at the Juilliard School with Bella Davidovich. In 2011 Maxim won prestigious International Classical Music Awards for his recording of works by Stravinsky with Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra.

Russian-American conductor Vladimir Lande is the Principal Guest Conductor of the St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra. Lande also maintains a successful career as an oboist, both as a soloist and as a member of the renowned Poulenc Trio.

Tchaikovsky’s lesser known Piano Concerto No.3 is a single movement work which the composer completed shortly before his death. The concerto has three musical themes - a lively opening is followed by the more lyrical second theme, and the third theme sounds like an energetic folk dance.