Pianist

“One of the finest Baroque conductors of his generation” (The Independent), Nicholas McGegan returns to the MSO to conduct music by two Haydns, beginning with younger brother Michael Haydn’s incidental music from Voltaire’s play Zaïre. Later, Joseph Haydn’s exhilarating “Military” Symphony lives up to its name with percussive power, trumpet fanfare, and what one reviewer referred to as “a climax of horrid sublimity!”

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Mcgegan Conducts Haydn

Warner Grand Theater

Conductor David Afkham makes his SLSO debut in a program of struggle, then exultation. In The Ring of Fire and Love, Finnish composer Outi Tarkianen explores the earth-shattering moment of a child’s birth. Pianist Saleem Ashkar brings searching intelligence to Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 24, dramatic music written at a time of personal joy. Brahms toiled over his First Symphony for decades, producing a life-affirming journey from darkness to light.  

Saleem Ashkar

Pianist

Events

Upcoming events

17 - 18 Jan, 2025

Mcgegan Conducts Haydn · Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

21 - 23 Feb, 2025

Brahms' First Symphony · St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Future and recently performed repertoire

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 24 by Mozart

St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Piano in Piano Concerto No. 1 by Mendelssohn

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra

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