Classical IV | Dramatic Contrasts: Prokofiev and Brahms | March 27, 2010 / 8pm

Описание: Alexander Ghindin, Piano
John Corigliano: Gazebo Dances
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 1

Pre-concert Prelude at the Z - 6:45 - 7:15 pm
(free with evening ticket purchase)

Our concert opens with American composer John Coriglianos charming Gazebo Dances. In the composers own words: The title, Gazebo Dances, was suggested by the pavilions often seen on village greens in towns throughout the countryside, where public band concerts are given on summer evenings. The delights of that sort of entertainment are portrayed in this set of dances, which begins with a Rossini-like Overture, followed by a rather peg-legged Waltz, a long-lined Adagio and a bouncy Tarantella.

2007 Cleveland International Piano Competition winner, Alexander Ghindin, who gave a breathtaking performance at the NBSOs Opening Night concert last season, returns for the NBSOs continuing exploration of The Year of the Piano. He will perform Prokofievs critically acclaimed Piano Concerto No. 3. Often described as a study in contrasts, the work punctuates lyrical passages with humorous dissonances and possesses a sense of barely restrained vitality that has made it a staple of the concert repertoire for the pianist.

The NBSO will conclude the evening with Brahms lush and powerful Symphony No. 1 in C Minor. Feeling the pressure to create a symphony with the genius and magnitude of Beethovens symphonies, Brahms spent many years of preparation before composing his highly successful First Symphony, which is often referred to as Beethovens Tenth due to an intentional use of Beethovens idiom by Brahms throughout this work as an act of conscious homage to the Master. A work 21 years in the making, the First Symphony both honors the greatness of Beethoven and expresses a completely unique, personal and masterful statement of Brahms own genius.

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