Concerto Performance

[brodmann96]

Hi everyone, I am new to the forums and this is my first post...haha.
Anyway, I am going to be performing the Shostakovich piano concerto no 2 First movement this coming summer with an orchestra and i will be playing right before the intermission. I was wondering what the significance of this is; obviously playing last in any sort of program is meant to be a finale of sorts, but does this hold true to a piece before intermission? What are your thoughts?

Also, what are your opinions on the Shosta concerto as a performance piece?

[kalirren]

It means you're playing the biggest of the pieces that are harder for the audience to listen to.  The pieces after the break tend to be more crowd-pleasers and easier to listen to, the encores even more so.

No advice on the piece itself.  Never played it before, don't even know it.  Best of luck.

[brodmann96]

hello...? any other responses? they would be gladly appreciated. please input your opinions. thanks!

[brodmann96]

no..?

[j_menz]

Yours will be the piece they remember when they go for a drink and a chat. 

Not familiar with the second concerto  (which surprises me on reflection, I adore Shostakovich). Note to self: Get it!!