Leonard Slatkin & Emanuel Ax

As the New York Times declares, Emanuel Ax’s performances are “never less than spellbinding.” Experience the power and passion of this modern master live as the seven-time Grammy winner performs Mozart’s fierce and far-reaching Piano Concerto No. 20. In a fitting masterpiece finale, former NSO Music Director Leonard Slatkin conducts Sir William Walton’s dark, dramatic First Symphony.

Program

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Cindy McTee: Double Play
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor
William Walton: Symphony No. 1

As the New York Times declares, Emanuel Ax’s performances are “never less than spellbinding.” Experience the power and passion of this modern master live as the seven-time Grammy Award® winner performs Mozart’s fierce and far-reaching Piano Concerto No. 20—one of only two the composer wrote in a minor key.

In a fitting masterpiece finale, former NSO Music Director Leonard Slatkin conducts Sir William Walton’s dark, dramatic First Symphony.