100 years ago, a tall, pale scholarly-looking young man walked out on the stage of Orchestra Hall to debut his new concerto with the CSO and music director Frederick Stock. The composer was Serge Prokofiev, the work was his Piano Concerto No. 3, and the rest is music history. This week’s program is marking the centennial of that historic occasion. And one could hardly have picked a more apt soloist to give this anniversary performance than Denis Matsuev. ...

Though born a generation apart, conductor Valery Gergiev and pianist Denis Matsuev are longtime collaborators. The general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theatre, Gergiev returns with the Mariinsky Orchestra for an SCP Orchestra Series concert Nov. 8, featuring Matsuev as soloist in Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Also on the program are Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9 and Strauss’ Ein Heldenleben. ...