Two superstars will be playing two No. 2 concertos too difficult for most other mortals. You’ll have to watch them on two different days, but you get to hear Rachmaninov’s tuneful Symphony No. 2 twice. Yuja Wang does Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 on October 31; then Lang Lang comes on board to perform the Prokofiev Concerto No. 3 on November 1-2.
Jeff Dunn is a freelance critic with a B.A. in music and a Ph.D. in geologic education. A composer of piano and vocal music, he is a member of the National Association of Composers, USA, a former president of Composers, Inc., and has served on the Board of New Music Bay Area.