Classical pianist to visit Bethesda
A celebrated classical musician is coming to Bethesda, where he will appear with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.
Emanuel Ax is joining the orchestra in a program called “Ax Plays Brahms” that comprises subito con forza by Unsuk Chin, Symphony No. 4 by Beethoven, and the highlight of the concert, the Piano Concert No. 1 by Brahms. The Chicago Tribune has described the concerto as demonstrating Brahms’s:
“. . . big and pliant sonority, stamina, intelligence, poetic feeling and deep musicality.”
Mr. Ax is a native of Ukraine, who moved with his family to Winnipeg, Canada, and then to the United States. In 1974, Ax won the inaugural Arthur Rubinstein International Competition, and the following year, won the Michaels Award of Young Concert Arts. Four years after that, he won the Avery Fisher Prize. He and cellist Yo-Yo Ma are frequent collaborators, and Ax is on the faculty at Julliard.
Also on the program is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, which is often described as more “light-hearted” than some of his other works, such as the monumental Symphony No. 5. The work pays homage to Haydn, who was once Beethoven’s teacher.
The final piece is “subito con forza,” by contemporary Korean composer Unsuk Chin. Ms. Chin’s work references Beethoven’s “Coriolan Overture” in five frenetic minutes of challenging music.
The concert is set for November 18 at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. Concert organizers can promote this type of event by using poster printing as advertisement.
Emanuel Ax is joining the orchestra in a program called “Ax Plays Brahms” that comprises subito con forza by Unsuk Chin, Symphony No. 4 by Beethoven, and the highlight of the concert, the Piano Concert No. 1 by Brahms. The Chicago Tribune has described the concerto as demonstrating Brahms’s:
“. . . big and pliant sonority, stamina, intelligence, poetic feeling and deep musicality.”
Mr. Ax is a native of Ukraine, who moved with his family to Winnipeg, Canada, and then to the United States. In 1974, Ax won the inaugural Arthur Rubinstein International Competition, and the following year, won the Michaels Award of Young Concert Arts. Four years after that, he won the Avery Fisher Prize. He and cellist Yo-Yo Ma are frequent collaborators, and Ax is on the faculty at Julliard.
Also on the program is Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, which is often described as more “light-hearted” than some of his other works, such as the monumental Symphony No. 5. The work pays homage to Haydn, who was once Beethoven’s teacher.
The final piece is “subito con forza,” by contemporary Korean composer Unsuk Chin. Ms. Chin’s work references Beethoven’s “Coriolan Overture” in five frenetic minutes of challenging music.
The concert is set for November 18 at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. Concert organizers can promote this type of event by using poster printing as advertisement.