Ax Plays Chopin & Mozart
The Omaha Symphony is joined by legendary GRAMMY®-winning pianist Emanuel Ax performing one of Mozart’s grandest concerti, Piano Concerto No. 25. The Los Angeles Times describes Ax, “His greatness, his overwhelming authority as musician, technician, and probing intellect emerges quickly as he plays. Within minutes, we are totally captured by his intensity and pianistic achievement.” Also on the program is Chopin’s soloist showcase, the Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise, a work that spans breathtaking beauty and dizzying brilliance in a matter of moments.
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Chopin x Andante Spianato & Grande Polonaise Brillante
Like Mozart before him, Frédéric Chopin was a composer-pianist who wrote a great deal of music in order to showcase his own talent. While Chopin preferred to perform in intimate salons throughout Paris, he gave a number of public performances with orchestras between 1828 and 1832, during which he...
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4 itemsMozart x Piano Concerto No. 25
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed 27 piano concertos, with himself in mind as the soloist. Twelve of them were composed after moving from Salzburg to Vienna in 1782, the last of which is featured on tonight’s program. His Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major, K. 503, is also the longest of this set of...
