Misha Kaploukhii plays Brahms 2 at the Royal College of Music igniting with Martyn Brabbins the RCM Philharmonic
Visiting Professor of Conducting Martyn Brabbins returns to direct the RCM Philharmonic in a programme of Orchestral Masterworks, with RCM composer Tom Bradbury offering a sweet treat in the form of Treacle, performed publicly for the first time.
RCM Concerto Competition Winner Misha Kaploukhii takes centre stage in the stunning Second Piano Concerto by Brahms. This expansive work unfolds with a sumptuous first movement, powerful second, exquisite slow movement – including a beautiful cello solo – and richly inventive finale.
Misha Kaploukhii on his fourth outing with Brahms 2 tonight as prize winner at the Royal College of Music under the superb baton of Martyn Brabbins who also presented another prize winner Tom Bradbury with his composition ‘Treacle ‘
Misha having played the Brahms at the beginning of the year on Myra Hess’s own Steinway concert grand now housed in Bishopsgate Institute. Performances followed at St James’s Piccadilly and with the YMSO at Cadogan hall that are now crowned by a performance of aristocratic nobility and timeless beauty.