Name: 10.9.25 Pre-Concert Talk with Maxim Lando and Rossen Milanov by Princeton Symphony Orchestra
Duration: 35 min 1 s
Description: Maestro Rossen Milanov chatted with piano soloist Maxim Lando prior to his performance of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's rarely performed Piano Concerto No. 2. They explore the piece's history and structure, followed by Milanov talking about the first half of the program with works by Giaochino Rossini and Felix Mendelssohn.

PSO Executive Director talks with guest conductor Gérard Korsten and piano soloist Orli Shaham about the influence of Mozart on their own music-making, historical aspects of Mozart's writing style, and their own career trajectories.

02.09.25 Pre-Concert Talk with Orli Shaham, Gérard Korsten, and Marc Uys

PSO Music Director Rossen Milanov chats with GRAMMY®-winning percussion quartet Sō Percussion about their musical trajectory, the history of percussion chamber music, working with composers at Princeton and elsewhere, and their own unique approach to creating art.

03.09.25 Pre-Concert Talk with Sō Percussion and Rossen Milanov

Maestro Rossen Milanov sat down with Westminster Symphonic Choir director Donald Nally to talk about their shared love of choral music in addition to talking about the choral pieces on the program. Natasha Paremski joined the conversation to talk about the her long friendship with Milanov before launching into the challenges of performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3.

3.11.25 Pre-Concert Talk with Donald Nally, Natasha Paremski, and Rossen Milanov

Maestro Rossen Milanov and violinist Aubree Oliverson discussed what it's like to be a soloist in today's classical music world as well as Aubree's love of Antonín Dvořák’s Violin Concerto, which  she later performed with the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.

10.26.25 Pre-Concert Talk with Aubree Oliverson and Rossen Milanov

Maestro Rossen Milanov chatted with piano soloist Maxim Lando prior to his performance of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's rarely performed Piano Concerto No. 2. They explore the piece's history and structure, followed by Milanov talking about the first half of the program with works by Giaochino Rossini and Felix Mendelssohn.

10.9.25 Pre-Concert Talk with Maxim Lando and Rossen Milanov

Maestro Milanov spoke with violinist Bella Hristova and then composer Andreia Pinto Correia prior to the Sunday afternoon performance. The concert included "Ciprés" by Pinto Correia and Sergei Prokofiev's Violin Concerto No. 1 featuring Hristova as the soloist. 

1.11.26 Pre-Concert Talk with Bella Hristova, Andreia Pinto Correia, and Rossen Milanov

PSO Assistant Conductor Kenneth Bean and Director of Education & Community Engagement Katie Miller chat with pianist Michelle Cann about her musical upbringing and her passion for education.

2.8.26 Pre-Concert Talk with Kenneth Bean, Michelle Cann, and Katie Miller

Maestro Rossen Milanov chats with harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani prior to his performance of Julian Grant's "Vaudeville in Teal"  and explores why Esfahani is so dedicated to performing contemporary works. Milanov also explores Julian Grant's compositional journey and talks about Viet Cuong's "Extra(ordinarily) Fancy" and Igor Stravinsky's "Pulcinella". 

10.9.25 Pre-Concert Talk with Maxim Lando and Rossen Milanov

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