Emanuel Ax & the Enigma Variations
Heinz Hall
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
412-392-4900
March 2, 2012 - March 4, 2012
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Artists
Nikolaj Znaider, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Program
| Richard Wagner: | Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde |  |
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| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: | Piano Concerto No. 22, K. 482 |
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| Edward Elgar: | Enigma Variations | |
About This Performance
The Washington Post describes the brilliant musician Emanuel Ax as "an extremely satisfying pianist… always thoughtful, lyrical, lustrous." Ax returns for Mozart's engaging Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat major. Renowned violinist Nikolaj Znaider makes his PSO conducting debut with music from Wagner's exquisite love story of Tristan und Isolde. Be amused by Elgar's Enigma Variations, a mystery on many levels with its elusive melody that has had audiences guessing for years and the supposed hidden message to a secret lover. Each movement of this celebrated orchestral work portrays a personal friend of Elgar's.
Explore & Engage
Concert Prelude with PSO Assistant Conductor Thomas Hong
Free and open to all ticket holders; on stage, one hour prior to the concert
Browse through displays about Wagner and his operas; Viennese concert life in Mozart and Beethoven's time; Elgar and British composers and more.
Explore & Engage Workshop (SUNDAY only)
Orchestral Portraits: Elgar's Enigma Variations led by teaching artist Christina Farrell
1:30 pm – Dorothy Porter Simmons Regency Rooms (Lower Level, Heinz Hall)
Free and open to all ticket holders to the afternoon's performance; reservations required.
Call 412.392.4876 or email explore@pittsburghsymphony.org to register.
Post-concert follow-up discussion on Enigma Variations in the Overlook Room (reservations not required).
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Emanuel Ax discusses the March 2 & 4 PSO Concerts