The Evening Concert

Recall that last week the Philharmonic gave us Beethoven's 1st (published) Piano Concerto, which was actually composed second. Tonight it's the 2nd (published) Piano Concerto which was composed before the first. Confusing? No matter. Tune in tonight for the 2nd and 3rd Beethoven Piano Concertos.

Variety is the spice of life as it is said.  Given that, tonight's "Evening Concert" should be 'spicy' as there's a great variety on the program.

This past March 26th was Pierre Boulez's 90th birthday. The CSO pays tribute.

Together they are often referred to as "The Viennese Masters": Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert.....Sir Andrass Schiff plays their music, in recital.

This week's 'Evening Concert' includes music by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Debussy, Mendelssohn, and others. Join us 7:00 pm Monday through Thursday  and Sunday evenings.

Arcadia = any real or imaginary place offering peace and simplicity. Ades' "Arcadiana" posits that it offers the same. Tune in tonight at 7:00 to find out.

Beethoven's 1st (Piano Concerto) was completed after the 2nd (Piano Concerto) which was started first, ten years previously and the 4th (Piano Concerto) was completed within the next ten years. Your wait between the 1st and 4th concertos will be much shorter!

The concerto-style of composition (a solo instrument versus the ensemble) clearly works for violin with 'sound evidence' in Beethoven's Romances for Violin and Orchestra. Does it work for electronica?

"A symphony must be like the world. It must contain everything". - Gustav Mahler

Nicole Cabell, Joyce Didonato and Lawrence Brownlee sing Italian opera arias and duets.