FEATURING
“He brought dark chocolate sound and lyricism to his rhapsodic playing and compellingly dispatched the breathless, perpetual-motion finale.”
— The New York Times
“When you’re named after one of the biggest constellations in the night sky, the pressure is on to display a little star power — and the young pianist Orion Weiss did exactly that…”
— The Washington Post
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
Our March 11 event will spotlight two of today’s fastest-rising stars, violinist Benjamin Beilman and pianist Orion Weiss. Their deeply communicative performances go far beyond technical mastery and have won them worldwide acclaim. Their far-flung musical journey will range from the 18th to the 21st centuries, including music by Mozart, Beethoven, Kreisler, and a newly composed work by the renowned American composer Frederic Rzewski.
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Sonata in A K. 526 (1787) | Program Notes |
| Frederic Rzewski | Demons for violin and piano (2017) | Program Notes |
| Ludwig van Beethoven | Sonata No. 10 in G, Op. 96 (1812) | Program Notes |
| Fritz Kreisler | Viennese Rhapsodic Fantasietta (1947) | Program Notes |