Under the direction of Antony Hermus and with soloist Boris Giltburg (piano), the NJO dares to perform an adventurous, breakneck, breathtaking program. Rachmaninov’s fourth piano concerto, Joey Roukens’ Night Flight and Stravinsky’s Petrushka are on the music stands.

Night Flight is the third movement from Joey Roukens’ Symphony No.1 ‘Kaleidoscopic’ and was written for the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. In Roukens’ own words, the third movement is characterized by pronounced rhythm and high energy. Roukens: ‘I imagine it as a kind of nighttime ‘rollercoaster ride’, above a bustling city. The music is dark but at the same time colorful, full of erratic rhythms and grotesque, carnivalesque elements.’