Pianist

This exciting program of Romantic, Neo-Classical, and contemporary works, guest conducted by New Jersey Symphony Music Director Xian Zhang, features Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 5, a work filled with the grandeur, heroism, satire, comedy, and lyricism of the complex era in which it was composed. The elegant and expressive pianist Andrew von Oeyen is guest soloist for Grieg’s only completed piano concerto—a work of driving, anthemic movements and a gorgeous adagio section, that has been popular from the moment it was first performed. Phoenix-based composer Nokuthula Ngwenyama composed Primal Message in 2020. This gripping fantasia, which opens the program, invites examination of human evolution.

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Turning Points

Symphony Hall

Don’t miss the second and final concert in our inaugural series, The Pianists, featuring The Gilmore Young Artist Award winner Andrew von Oeyen.

The Pianists: Andrew Von Oeyen

St. Cecilia Music Center

Written within a few years of each other, three musical titans composed bold works that captured a spirit of national pride and musical awakening. Acclaimed piano virtuoso and Malibu resident, Andrew von Oeyen, exemplifies both the composer’s penchant for Russian bravado, and an awareness of international musical trends of the early 20th century. The “Dean” of Finnish composers, Jean Sibelius used classical proportions and inspiration to create a beautiful folk influenced symphony championed by Music Director Michael Christie during his performances at the First International Sibelius Conductors Competition in 1995. American composer, Scott Joplin was key to the “Ragtime” movement that would sweep the nation even in the face of blatant racist barriers. His opera Treemonisha wasn’t heard in his lifetime, but is a striking work that immediately calls to mind the musical genres that made Joplin famous.

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3

Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center

Kavli Theatre Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

Principal Cello Andrew Shulman joins forces with Concertmaster Margaret Batjer and Andrew von Oeyen — one of the most captivating pianists of his generation — for elegant and insightful interpretations of Florence Price’s “The Deserted Garden” and Mendelssohn’s Piano Trio in D minor.

Andrew von Oeyen

Pianist

Events

10 - 12 Mar, 2023

Turning Points · Phoenix Symphony

Mar 5, 2023

The Pianists: Andrew Von Oeyen · Grand Rapids Symphony

2 - 3 Apr, 2022

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 3 · New West Symphony

Jun 11, 2020

Price + Mendelssohn · Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra

Mar 24, 2018

Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini · Pasadena Symphony and Pops

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