2025/26 Opening Night
Witness A Blockbuster Start to the Season
September 27 & 28, 2025
Tchaikovsky & Strauss
Overview
It’s a blockbuster start to our classical season! The soul-stirring sonorities and rapturous melodies of Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto have guaranteed it a permanent place in the hearts of audiences everywhere, and you won’t want to miss hearing it performed by young piano prodigy Alexander Malofeev. You’ve heard the fanfare of Strauss’ iconic Zarathustra in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, but wait until you hear it played live by the Oregon Symphony—as a huge orchestra, burnished brasses, and the powerful organ reveal the grandeur and mysteries of the universe.
About the Show
Info
This concert is part of Classical Series A, and is eligible for the Choose Your Own Series.
OPENING NIGHT
David Danzmayr leads the Oregon Symphony in the 2025/26 Season
Learn more about our soloist - Tchaikovsky Competition Gold Medalist, Alexander Malofeev
P.I.Tchaikovsky. The Seasons, Op.37a
Pianist Alexander Malofeev on Stage, Prodigies, Rachmaninoff, Life, and Music
REVIEW
Here comes the next generation of virtuoso pianists
From the LA Times: Malofeev, now 23, can become a keyboard demon. He appears elfish and shy as he approaches his instrument. Once seated, though, his body bends to the keys as if in command of the piano’s power. His intensity overwhelms. Kantorow, on the other hand, is more a genius of the genteel. He keeps his cool in a downpour; he keeps his cool with Rachmaninoff.