Acclaimed piano virtuoso Maria João Pires makes a rare American appearance in the season finale joining Maestro Gerard Schwarz and the Palm Beach Symphony to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, which brilliantly blends the composer’s unique ability to both lift the heaviest heart and stir its deepest emotions. The program opens with the Florida premiere of the orchestral version of Adolphus Hailstork’s Monuments for solo trombone and string orchestra featuring Palm Beach Symphony Principal Trombone and Latin GRAMMY winner Domingo Pagliuca. The season culminates with the Symphony performing for the first time Franck’s Symphony in D Minor, which was once such a beloved staple of concert seasons that it appeared in programs at Carnegie Hall six times is less than two months in 1927.

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Monuments

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts

Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires is loved by audiences worldwide for her warm tone and thoughtful interpretations. In 2023, MCO members, who traditionally form a large part of the Lucerne Festival Orchestra every summer, had the pleasure of performing Mozart's "Jeunehomme" piano concerto together with Pires. The MCO is happy to continue this inspiring collaboration during a tour that will take us to Italy and France.

06 November 2024  Ferrara

Teatro Comunale di Ferrara

08 November 2024  Paris

Cité de la Musique

Distinguished Portuguese pianist Maria João Pires, hailed as “an elegant technician and probing interpreter” by The New York Times, returns to Symphony Center. Pires, whose “keyboard touch is a constant reward” (The Guardian), makes her appearance after receiving the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance from Northwestern University in 2023.

Maria João Pires

Events

Upcoming events

Nov 6, 2024

06 November 2024 Ferrara · Mahler Chamber Orchestra

Nov 8, 2024

08 November 2024 Paris · Mahler Chamber Orchestra

May 25, 2025

Maria João Pires · Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Past events

May 15, 2023

Monuments · Palm Beach Symphony

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 4 by Beethoven

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

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