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André Watts Plays Rachmaninoff
Fri, 1/14/2011 8:00 PM
Lyric Theatre
Michael Stern, music director
André Watts, piano


Beethoven Grosse Fugue in B-flat Major for String Orchestra
Martinů Symphony No. 4
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2

Celebrated pianist André Watts joins Michael Stern and the Symphony for Rachmaninoff's dazzling Second Piano Concerto. Originally written as a string quartet, Beethoven's Grosse Fuge has been called the "wildest, grandest fuge ever composed." Completely deaf when he composed it, Beethoven's Grosse Fuge is an energetic, introspective and powerful work. The Fourth Symphony of Bohuslav Martinů is an optimistic, radiant work filled with vigor and lush melodies. Tickets: $60, $58, $48, $38, $28, and $22.