Igor Stravinsky

This concert from the Mid-Texas Symphony, recorded in Sept. 2025, features music by Igor Stravinsky, and Sergei Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring soloist Daria Rabotkina. "I could tell the orchestra was lifted up by her playing," said conductor Akiko Fujimoto. You can hear the results at the link.

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