London Philharmonic Orchestra: Symphonic Dances tickets

The London Philharmonic Orchestra frames Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable First Piano Concerto with showpieces by Glazunov and Rachmaninov.

The horns throw down a challenge, the piano strides forward, and Tchaikovsky launches his First Piano Concerto with a tune you’ll never forget.

This is music that demands total commitment, so it’s perfect for Boris Giltburg, the Moscow-born piano virtuoso whom BBC Music Magazine described as ‘characterful, sensitive and technically dazzling’.

But even the most brilliant jewel needs the right setting, and conductor Juraj Valčuha pairs it with showpieces by two of Tchaikovsky’s most devoted fans: Glazunov’s elegant whirl around the ballrooms of St Petersburg, and Rachmaninov’s final masterpiece, the electrifying Symphonic Dances.