Christopher O’Riley and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1
Platinum Series
Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 8 pm
Sunday, November 29, 2009 at 4 pm
Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall
BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
Acclaimed pianist and NPR “From the Top” host Christopher O’Riley makes his debut with Beethoven’s irrepressible and dramatic First Piano Concerto. Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is the perfect “overture” to the orchestra’s family of instruments. Music lovers will be charmed by this inventive work that continues to enchant people of all ages. Then, Brahms takes us on a grand tour of golden strings, mighty brass and wonderful solo woodwinds with the mesmerizing Second Symphony.
Andreas Delfs, conductor
Christopher O’Riley, piano
TBA, narrator
BRITTEN Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2
“Music is the mediator between the spiritual and the sensual life.” – Ludwig Van Beethoven
Acclaimed pianist and NPR “From the Top” host Christopher O’Riley makes his debut with Beethoven’s irrepressible and dramatic First Piano Concerto. Britten’s Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra is the perfect “overture” to the orchestra’s family of instruments. Music lovers will be charmed by this inventive work that continues to enchant people of all ages. Then, Brahms takes us on a grand tour of golden strings, mighty brass and wonderful solo woodwinds with the mesmerizing Second Symphony.







