2025 American Piano Awards winner Michael Davidman shines in Beethoven’s elegant Second Piano Concerto, as Music Director Jun Märkl guides a journey from Beethoven’s sparkling Prometheus Overture to the triumphant heights of Mahler’s exhilarating First Symphony.

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Beethov­en and Mahler 1

Hilbert Circle Theatre

JoAnn Falletta leads an evening of Beethoven’s early brilliance, full of wit, clarity, and forward motion. Pianist Michael Davidman is featured in Piano Concerto No. 2, sparkling with invention and charm while already hinting at the larger voice to come. The program begins with the overture to The Creatures of Prometheus, lively and theatrical, and concludes with Symphony No. 2, where elegance gives way to bursts of energy and surprise. This is Beethoven with bright spirit and quick intelligence, music that clears your head and lifts the room.

Beethoven in Retrospect III

Kleinhans Music Hall

End the journey with music that feels like pure momentum. Beethoven’s Seventh Symphony is rhythm driven, joyful, and famously unshakeable once it takes off. Before it, Beethoven’s Triple Concerto brings three soloists into the spotlight, violinist Nikki Chooi, cellist Roman Mekinulov, and pianist Michael Davidman, creating a vibrant conversation between soloists and orchestra. The pairing makes an ideal finale, collaborative and uplifting, then propelled into the symphonic surge of the Seventh. This concert sends you out with energy and a sense of shared release.

Michael Davidman

Events

Upcoming events

15 - 17 Oct, 2026

Beethoven and Mahler 1 · Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Jun 12, 2027

Beethoven in Retrospect III · Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Jun 13, 2027

Beethoven in Retrospect IV · Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 2 by Beethoven

Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra

Piano in Triple Concerto by Beethoven

Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra

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