Garrick Ohlsson Plays Chopin

Sunday, Mar. 14, 2027 Free Prelude Discussion: 1:30 p.m. Concert: 2:30 p.m. [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Ticket Information” _builder_version=”4.27.4″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”] Tickets: $22-$125 Prices include Sales Tax, Overture Center’s per-ticket facility fee and Web/Phone Fee for online or over the phone orders.

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Plus, Brahms’ haunting Third Symphony. And to begin, gazing towards the heavens, Caroline Shaw conceived her cosmic showpiece The Observatory , brilliantly telescoping the infinite into mere minutes of magic. Featuring John DeMain , Music Director Emeritus Garrick Ohlsson , Piano [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Program” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ z_index_tablet=”500″ global_colors_info=”{}”] music Caroline Shaw, The Observatory Johannes Brahms, Symphony No.

3 Frédéric Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 1 [/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text admin_label=”Enhance” _builder_version=”4.27.7″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”] Enhance Your Concert Experience Prelude Discussion Enjoy a 30-minute talk with special guest Michael Allsen starting one hour before each concert in Overture Hall. Free to ticket-holders.

Take Note: Drinks Allowed in Overture Hall Please take note that drinks are allowed inside Overture Hall during all Madison Symphony Orchestra concerts. You may pre-order food and drink to be picked up in the lobby , or order at bars and concession stands located around the Overture Hall lobby before each concert and during intermission. Please enjoy food in the lobby and unwrap any candy or cough drops before the performance begins.

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Ohlsson commands an enormous repertoire, which ranges over the entire piano literature. A student of the late Claudio Arrau, Mr. 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, the most recent being “Oceans Apart” by Justin Dello Joio commissioned for him by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and now available on Bridge Recordings. For the first time in its history, the Chopin Competition has invited an American to chair the jury, and Mr. Ohlsson assumes that role for the 19th incarnation in October 2025.

He will then return as guest soloist to the Cleveland Orchestra and National Symphony (DC), followed in the winter by a duo tour with violist Richard O’Neill which takes them from Los Angeles to Charlottesville (VA), St. Paul (MN), and New York’s 92Y. In solo recital he can be heard in Vienna, London, Philadelphia, and Chicago.

An avid chamber musician, Mr. Ohlsson has collaborated with the Cleveland, Emerson, Tokyo and Takacs string quartets. His recording with latter of the Amy Beach and Elgar quintets released by Hyperion in June 2020 received great press attention.

Passionate about singing and singers, Mr. Ohlsson has appeared in…