Romantic Series
CONCERT DETAILS
Venue: Lincoln Theatre
Date: Sat, May 7th 2010 | 8pm
Venue: Lincoln Theatre
Date: Sat, May 8th 2010 | 8pm
Soloist: Gilles Vonsattel - Piano
Conductor: Eduardo Marturet
PROGRAM:
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Op. 74
Winner of the 2008 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Swiss-born American pianist Gilles Vonsattel is an artist of uncommon breadth. With repertoire that ranges from Bach's Art of the Fugue to Xenakis, as well as equal comfort as a soloist and chamber musician, Vonsattel displays a musical curiosity and sense of adventure that has gained him many admirers. He began touring after capturing the top prize at the prestigious 2002 Naumburg International Piano Competition. He made his Alice Tully Hall debut that same year and has since performed with the Warsaw Philharmonic; at Zürich's Tonhalle, Warsaw's Chopin Festival, and Tokyo's Opera City Hall; and in the U.S. with the Utah, Santa Fe, Nashville, and Grand Rapids symphonies, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. Vonsattel is also a member of Lincoln Center's prestigious Chamber Music Society Two, with whom he performs extensively both at Lincoln Center and on tour.
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, Op. 74
Winner of the 2008 Avery Fisher Career Grant, Swiss-born American pianist Gilles Vonsattel is an artist of uncommon breadth. With repertoire that ranges from Bach's Art of the Fugue to Xenakis, as well as equal comfort as a soloist and chamber musician, Vonsattel displays a musical curiosity and sense of adventure that has gained him many admirers. He began touring after capturing the top prize at the prestigious 2002 Naumburg International Piano Competition. He made his Alice Tully Hall debut that same year and has since performed with the Warsaw Philharmonic; at Zürich's Tonhalle, Warsaw's Chopin Festival, and Tokyo's Opera City Hall; and in the U.S. with the Utah, Santa Fe, Nashville, and Grand Rapids symphonies, and the Boston Pops Orchestra. Vonsattel is also a member of Lincoln Center's prestigious Chamber Music Society Two, with whom he performs extensively both at Lincoln Center and on tour.