Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra

The Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra is a piano concerto composed by Alfred Schnittke in 1979, and premiered in Leningrad that year. The unconventional work is in a single movement with contrasting sections. It is one of Schnittke's most often performed works. It is also known as Schnittke's Piano Concerto.

Concerto for Piano and String Orchestra
by Alfred Schnittke
DedicationVladimir Krainev
Duration28 minutes
Premiere
Date19 December 1979 (1979-12-19)
LocationGreat Hall of the Leningrad Philharmonia
Leningrad, Russian SFSR
ConductorAlexander Dmitriev
Performers
  • Vladimir Krainev
  • Leningrad Philharmonic
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