Two auspicious debuts are sure to dazzle as Bulgarian-born Delyana Lazarova takes to the podium joined by one of today’s most sought-after pianists in Martin Helmchen on Mozart’s captivating Piano Concerto No. 24. A highlight among Mozart’s two dozen beloved piano concertos, the piece projects a reflective, personal, almost intimate quality that will showcase the virtuosity of the prodigious Helmchen.
The grand finale – Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony – is a meticulously paced reckoning with fate and one of Tchaikovsky’s most enduring masterpieces. The piece was a turning point for Tchaikovsky on multiple levels: as a composer, toward mastery of technique; and as a human, toward confronting his darkest emotions. Over four movements, he transforms his battle with fate into one of humanity’s most powerful works of art which electrifies in the hands of the dynamic Lazarova.
