On June 18, 2024, Maestro Eivind Gullberg-Jensen presented one of the core repertoire works that is both beloved by the public and embraced by conductors and musicians since its creation: Rachmaninov's Symphony #2.

As written by the musicologist and archivist, Orrin Howard, "Rachmaninov (Rachmaninoff) once said he composed to give expression to his feelings; his melodies proclaim his feelings to have been not only somber and brooding, but also warm and tenderly romantic. Feelings indeed predominate in the Symphony; one looks in vain for philosophical depth or transcendental visions. What one does find is an abundance of gorgeously conceived lushness and tautly brilliant propulsiveness, both operating within orchestral textures of rich sonority. And a secure craftsmanship is apparent in the structural sturdiness, if not conciseness, of each of the four movements. In the matter of Rachmaninov's expansiveness, it is well to mention that, although the composer surprisingly sanctioned cuts by some of his colleagues, he always conducted the original, uncut score. "

Rachmaninov said of this symphonic work: "I was completely under the spell of Tchaikovsky." Maestro Gullberg Jensen immersed all our participants into Rachmaninov's most famous orchestral masterpiece in a detailed conducting analysis that exceeded all expectations and time limits! Hear the full video and be amazed. NOTE: Beginning was clipped to allow the final questions and answers to be on video.

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