John Wilson - Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.1 in F Sharp minor, Op 1

John Wilson - Conductor Emanuil Ivanov - Piano Laureate John Wilson, Henry Wood Chair of Conducting, leads the Academy Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Rachmaninov’s exuberant First Piano Concerto featuring Piano Laureate, Emanuil Ivanov. The evening concluded with Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring, which shook the musical world at its 1913 premiere, and went on to become one of the most influential works in music history. Recorded live at the Duke’s Hall, Royal Academy of Music, London, on 7 November 2025.