Tuesday, September 27 โข 8:30 PM at the Grimaldi Forum
Lorin MAAZEL conductor โ Olga SCHEPS piano
โOpening Concertโ
GRIEG Piano Concerto
DVOลรK Symphony No. 9 โFrom the New Worldโ
An exceptional opening concert, conducted by the great conductor Lorin Maazel, born in 1930 in France, a child prodigy.
In 1960, he became the youngest conductor and the first American conductor to lead at the prestigious Bayreuth Festival and to be appointed director of the Vienna Opera.
His sense of musical alchemy and personality make him one of the most inspired conductors of his time.
The program includes Griegโs Piano Concerto performed by the young pianist Olga Scheps, which is one of the greatest concertos in the piano repertoire, and Dvoลรกkโs Symphony No. 9 โFrom
the New World,โ one of the most popular in the history of music.
