Tuesday, October 1, 2019 @ 7:30pm – 9:30pm (PDT)
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$51-$59 (FREE ages 5-17)

Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Johannes Brahms – Two Rhapsodies, Op. 79
Johannes Brahms – 7 Fantasien, Op. 116
Johannes Brahms – Variations on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 35 Book II
Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne in B-flat minor, Op. 9 No. 1
Frédéric Chopin – Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58

Seattle favorite Garrick Ohlsson returns to Meany Center with a program of Johannes Brahms and Frédéric Chopin. In the decades since his legendary win at the International Chopin Competition, Ohlsson has established himself as a pianist of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. Regarded as a leading exponent of the music of Frédéric Chopin, he commands an enormous repertoire ranging over the entire piano literature. Ohlsson’s program highlights his well-earned reputation for bringing piano masterworks to life with virtuosic firepower and subtle interpretations.

"... a vigorous, crisp and clear performance without a trace of Romantic excess." – The New York Times

 

About Garrick Ohlsson

Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. Although he won First Prizes at the 1966 Busoni Competition in Italy and the 1968 Montréal Piano Competition, it was his 1970 triumph at the International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, where he won the Gold Medal (and remains the single American to have done so), that brought him worldwide recognition as one of the finest pianists of his generation.

Although long regarded as one of the world's leading exponents of the music of Frédéric Chopin, Ohlsson commands an enormous repertoire, which ranges over the entire piano literature. Ohlsson has come to be noted for his masterly performances of the works of Mozart, Beethoven, and Schubert, as well as the Romantic repertoire. To date, he has at his command more than 80 concertos, ranging from Haydn and Mozart to works of the 21st Century, many commissioned for him.

http://www.opus3artists.com/artists/garrick-ohlsson