A Pianist’s Pianist

Anton Nel joins the Galveston Symphony Orchestra at The Grand 1894 Opera House for Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1. Written while Brahms was in his 20s, the concerto is intense, passionate, dramatic and very personal. The pianist’s solo starts quietly but builds into a massive battle against a wall of orchestral sound. Massive chords and lightning-fast runs demand almost superhuman stamina.

The program also includes Stamitz’s spirited and cheerful Sinfonia in A Major and Dvořák’s The Wood Dove. In this dark tale of murder and deceit, listen for the different instruments representing the players and the dove.

On the Program:
Johann Stamitz: Sinfonia in A Major
Antonín Dvořák: The Wood Dove
—intermission—
Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1

Presented At

The Grand 1894 Opera House

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