Ohlsson Plays Brahms
Friday 23 November 2012 at 8:00pm
Costa Hall, Geelong
Saturday 24 November 2012 at 2:00pm
The Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
Monday 26 November 2012 at 6:30pm
The Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
Details
Tadaaki Otaka conductor
Garrick Ohlsson piano
Brahms Piano Concerto No.2
Strauss Don Juan
Strauss Death and Transfiguration
American piano master Garrick Ohlsson teams up again with Tadaaki Otaka and the Orchestra to present the second of Brahms’ triumphant piano concertos. This time, Brahms is paired with the dazzling music of Richard Strauss, in two of his most dramatic symphonic works – the orchestral showpiece Don Juan and the intense poetic vision of Death and Transfiguration.
Event Duration: 2hrs
Free Pre-Concert Talk
Saturday 24 November at 1pm
Monday 26 November after 8.30pm (post-concert event)
Stalls Foyer, Hamer Hall
Friday 23 November at 7pm
Costa Hall, Deakin University, Geelong
Writer and arts administrator Robert Murray will present a talk on the concert’s artists, and the works by Brahms and Richard Strauss featured in the program.
