The inspiration for this music video created by Danniil Trifonov and Deutsche Grammaphon was Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Minor which Rachmaninov composed as he journeyed by train through Europe. The video takes place on a moving steam train, the Cumbres & Toltec that travels from Antonito, Colorado to Chama, New Mexico, and depicts a wayward traveler who sneaks onto said train, unfolds a paper piano, and imagines playing before discovering an actual Fazoli grand.
Role: Producer
Photography: Matthew Soltesz
Director, DP & Editor: Michael McQuilken
BTS Photographer & 1st AC: Matthew Soltesz
Art Direction: Syrie Moskovwitz
Drone Camera Operator: Jesse Hassler
Costume Designer: Cynthia Altoriso
Thanks to Cumbres and Toltec, 21C Media and our conductor Ed Beaudette