Michael Tilson Thomas lends his fresh insights to a compelling Austro-Germanic program. It includes Mozart’s whirling Six German Dances as well as his expressive and intimate Piano Concerto No. 23, which features Orion Weiss, acclaimed for his “limpid touch, clean runs and purling legato phrasing” (Chicago Tribune). Schoenberg’s lavishly imaginative orchestration of Brahms’ Piano Quartet No. 1 completes the program.
Six German Dances, K. 509
Piano Concerto No. 23
Piano Quartet No. 1
Étude pour les arpèges composés No. 11 [Nov 30 Encore]
Orion Weiss piano
Midsummer Nocturne [Dec 1 Encore]
Orion Weiss piano
Nocturne in C Major, Op. 54 No. 4 (from "Lyric Pieces") [Dec 2 Encore]
Orion Weiss piano
12 Etudes, L. 136: 1. Pour les “cinq doigts” (d’après Monsieur Czerny)[Dec 5 Encore]
Orion Weiss piano
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These performances are made possible by the Juli Plant Grainger Fund for Artistic Excellence.