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Become River
May 12 2024
16:00
Richardson Auditorium
Princeton, USA
Cost: $10-115
Tickets
ABOUT THIS EVENT

Lauded for her “intelligence, integrity and all-encompassing technical prowess” (New York Times) and “thoughtful artistry in the full service of music” (Washington Post), Sara Davis Buechner takes on Ludwig Van Beethoven's first piano concerto. John Luther Adams' Become River explores a river's progress, and Robert Schumann's restlessly romantic fourth symphony departs from classical form with a single movement.

"A formidable soloist, bringing depth, eloquence, and gleeful technical assurance." – San Francisco Chronicle

Due to the length and type of performance, this concert is not suitable for children under the age of 5.
 

PROGRAM

John Luther ADAMS / Become River
Ludwig van BEETHOVEN / Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
Robert SCHUMANN / Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120 

Key Notes Musical notes

  • John Luther Adams won a Pulitzer prize for his large-scale 2014 work Become OceanBecome River is another of the works in his "Become" trilogy, along with Become Desert. Each work explores aspects of nature.
  • Beethoven wrote his Piano Concerto No. 1 after his second concerto, but published it first owing to his preference for it. 
  • Schumann took over ten years to publish his fourth symphony, doing so after significant revision. The original 1841 version still exists, but it is the more mature 1851 version that we know today.

PERFORMERS

Rossen Milanov, conductor

Sara Davis Buechner, piano



THE VENUE

Richardson Auditorium
68 Nassau St
Princeton, 08540
USA


Phone: (609) 258-5000
Website: https://www.princetonsymphony.org/performances/beethovens-first-piano-concerto/2024-05-11


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