Classics 6: Passion’s Pursuit
EVENT DETAILS
Saturday February 16, 2019 8pm
Sunday February 17, 2019 3pm
MUSIC DIRECTOR FINALIST
JAMES LOWE, CONDUCTOR
HAOCHEN ZHANG, PIANO
Experience the genius of Liszt! His gorgeous Hungarian Rhapsody is followed by his Second Piano Concerto, full of emotion, virtuosity and passion. Brahms’ Fourth Symphony, beautiful, impassioned and tragic, is the culmination of the composer’s symphonic ideals, resulting in music that is masterful and durable. Zhou Tian’s Rise is a Spokane Symphony co-commission.
Meet the Music Director Finalist at a Q&A one hour and 15 minutes before each performance! This will be followed by a pre-concert talk with the Maestro Lowe and guest artist Haochen Zhang. Come early to learn more about the music you will hear. This talk is free to all ticketholders..
The Music
- Franz Liszt — Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
- Zhou Tian — Rise (2018) West Coast Premiere*
- Franz Liszt — Piano Concerto No. 2 in A Major
- Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4
*Rise was commissioned in honor of the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I, by The Allentown Symphony Orchestra, The Spokane Symphony, and The Erie Philharmonic, with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.
YouTube
- Franz Liszt — Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Cologne New Philharmonic; Volker Hartung, conductor; 2012).
- Franz Liszt — Concerto No. 2 in A Major (Khatia Buniatishvili, piano; L'Orchestre de Paris; Andrey Boreyko, conductor; 2017).
- Johannes Brahms — Symphony No. 4 (Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Leonard Slatkin, conductor; 2016).
About the Guest Artists
James Lowe, Music Director Finalist LEARN MORE
Haochen Zhang, piano: Since his gold medal win at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009, Haochen Zhang has captivated audiences in the United States, Europe, and Asia with a unique combination of deep musical sensitivity, fearless imagination, and spectacular virtuosity. In 2017, Haochen received the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant, which recognizes talented musicians with the potential for a major career in music. VISIT HIS WEBSITE
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