Olympic Music Festival Season Finale: Piano Extravaganza!

• Michael Stephen Brown, piano
• Julio Elizalde, piano

Franz Joseph Haydn — Fantasia in C major, Hob. XVII:4 "Capriccio"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Sonata in F major for piano four hands, K. 497
Delphine von Schauroth — 6 Lieder ohne Worte ("6 Songs Without Words"), Op. 18 (selections)
Felix Mendelssohn — Andante et allegro brillant, Op. 92
Claude Debussy — Hommage à Haydn
Michael Stephen Brown — Etude-Fantasy on the name of Haydn (2020)
Maurice Ravel — Menuet sur le nom d'Haydn
Maurice Ravel — Miroirs ("III. Une Barque sur l'Ocean" & "IV. Alborada del Gracioso")
Maurice Ravel — Rhapsodie espagnole for piano four hands

The Olympic Music Festival's 2022 season comes to a close with a thrilling season finale! Join pianists Michael Stephen Brown and OMF Artistic Director Julio Elizalde as they perform works for solo and duo piano including Mendelssohn's finger-busting Andante and Allegro Brillant and Ravel's mesmerizing Rhapsody Espagnole. 

Special thanks to Yamaha USA and Classic Pianos Bellevue for providing a Yamaha CFX concert piano for this performance.

Join the artists immediately following the performance for an interactive Q&A session

COVID-19 Protocols: All audience members are required to wear KF94/KN95/N95 masks at all times while indoors at performances. The Olympic Music Festival follows recommendations by the Jefferson County Health Department, which strongly urges guests to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19. 

More details: https://www.olympicmusicfestival.org/covid-19

About Olympic Music Festival

http://www.olympicmusicfestival.org

About Michael Stephen Brown, piano

Praised for his "fearless performances," by The New York Times and "exceptionally beautiful" compositions by The Washington Post, pianist and composer Michael Stephen Brown is a frequent performer of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center series. Mr. Brown, whose artistry is shaped by his creative voice as a pianist and composer, will be featured in the Society 2023-24 season with a solo recital at Alice Tully Hall. A native New Yorker, he lives there with his two 19th-century Steinway Ds, Octavia and Daria.

https://www.samnyc.us/artist.php?id=michaelstephenbrown&aview=dpk

About Julio Elizalde, piano

https://www.facebook.com/juliothepianist/