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Emanuel Ax

Apr 2, 2023
Overview Program Performers

Overview

An audience favorite since winning the Arthur Rubinstein Competition in 1974, Emanuel Ax brings his signature eloquence and insight to a program of early Romantic repertory. The Guardian said of Ax, “Every phrase [was] perfectly conceived and balanced, his warm, velvety tone never threatening to become strident.”

Program
Schubert

Sonata in A Major, D. 664

Schubert trans. Liszt

Four Selected Songs

Liszt

Vallée d'Obermann from Années de pèlerinage, Première année, Suisse

Schubert

Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960

Performers
Emanuel Ax
Piano
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