Charles Dutoit & Boston Symphony Orchestra

Swiss conductor Charles Dutoit will be conducting the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the concert on May 4.

The concert was originally planned to have American maestro Lorin Maazel on the podium, but he couldn't make it due to sudden illness.

The program will feature Glinka's "Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila," Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini" as well as Berlioz's "Symphony Fantastique."

Dutoit is one of the most renowned conductors in the world, currently serving as the artistic director at the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. His debut performance with Boston Symphony was in 1981 and since then has frequently returned to the orchestra.

In 2012/13 season, Dutoit was featured by Boston Symphony Orchestra to interpret the 20th century musical landmarks. Previously he has served as the artistic director of Montreal Symphony, NHK Symphony and chief conductor of Philadelphia Orchestra.

The Boston Symphony Orchestra is one of the "Big Five" orchestras in the United States, holding most of their concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall, one of the world's most revered concert halls.

In 1979, the orchestra became the first American orchestra to tour mainland China after the normalization of relations under the baton of Seiji Ozawa.

Pianist Behzod Abduraimov from Uzbekistan will join the concert. Born in 1990, Abduraimov won the first prize with Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3 in the 2009 London International Piano Competition at the age of 18. His recent collaborations include working with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sydney Orchestra and directors like Vladimir Ashkenazy, Valery Gergiev and Charles Dutoit.