Beethoven: Egmont Overture
Schumann: Symphony No. 4
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1

Musical brilliance abounds in this concert featuring works by three prominent composers from the Classical and Romantic eras. Beethoven’s overture to Egmont is part of the incidental music he composed for the play by Goethe. It portrays in a brilliant and powerful way the ideas of oppression, struggle, and freedom. Schumann’s music captures with its romantic passion and energy while offering an innovative formal design where all the movements of the symphony are linked together.

Rising-star pianist Maxim Lando returns to the Columbus Symphony with Brahms’ virtuosic First Piano Concerto, a work that poses extraordinary demands on the soloist and is filled with lush melodies and dramatic contrasts.

Enjoy a free pre-concert talk at 6:30PM on Friday, and at 2:00PM and Saturday, that dives into the music you’ll hear that evening! There is no assigned seating during the pre-concert talks.

Funding for this event, generously provided by the Greater Columbus Arts Council.