Marc-André Hamelin Performs Liszt

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Renowned for his impeccable technique and superior musical intelligence, Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin performs Liszt’s masterful Concerto no. 2. Louis Langrée conducts the OSM for the first time in Brahms’ Tragic Overture, op.81 and Schoenberg’s Pelleas und Melisande, an impressive, densely textured work!

A performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” (The New York Times), pianist Marc André Hamelin is known worldwide for his unrivaled blend of consummate musicianship and brilliant technique in the great works of the established repertoire, as well as for his intrepid exploration of the rarities of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries – in concert and on disc – earning him legendary status as a true icon of the piano.

Mr. Hamelin makes his home in the Boston area with his wife, Cathy Fuller. Born in Montreal, Marc-André Hamelin is the recipient of a lifetime achievement award from the German Record Critics’ Association and has received seven Juno Awards and eleven GRAMMY nominations. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier de l’Ordre du Québec, and a member of the Royal Society of Canada.

Program
Beethoven, Coriolan, Overture, op. 62
Liszt, Piano Concerto no. 2 in A major, S. 125
Schoenberg, Pelleas und Melisande, op. 5

Tuesday, March 17, 2020 at 8:00pm
Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 10:30am
Thursday, March 19, 2020 at 8:00pm

Duration: 1h10

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