Andris Poga, conductor
Chief Conductor of Norway’s Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Meng-Chieh Liu, piano
Legendary pianist, recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Career Grant
Highlight
Andris Poga, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra’s music director who saved many a performance at the last minute, joins legendary Taiwanese Meng-Chieh Liu in bringing two masterpieces by two Austro-German composers. Brahms’s Symphony No.4 begins stern and doleful, gradually progressing to splendorous passion, while Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4 is expressive, lyrical and romantic. What a perfect combination!
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No.4 in G Major, Op.58
1.Allegro moderato
2.Andante con moto
3.Rondo (Vivace)
Meng-Chieh Liu, piano
—— Intermission ——
Johannes Brahms
Symphony No.4 in e minor, Op.98
1.Allegro non troppo
2.Andante moderato
3.Allegro giocoso
4.Allegro energico e passionato
