Liszt’s Piano Fireworks

Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
Marc-André Hamelin Piano

Weber Overture to Der Freischütz
Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2
Beach Symphony in E minor (“Gaelic”)

Liszt’s piano concertos challenge even the most virtuosic pianists, and his passionate Second is no exception, traversing the keyboard with knuckle-cramping, breakneck passages that render the player’s hands a blur. Canadian pianist Marc-André Hamelin, a “marvelous, moving” artist (The New York Times) whose “technical finesse borders on the supernatural” (The Seattle Times), is more than equal to the challenge. Buckle up for a wild ride in this dazzling display!

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