Ovation

Max Bragado-Darman, conductor

W.A. Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 27, KV 595
Kun Woo Paik, piano

Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15
Kun Woo Paik, piano

Pianist Kun Woo Paik returns to the Monterey Symphony to perform two piano concerti. Paik, winner of the Naumburg award and gold medallist at the Busoni International Piano Competitions, is considered one of the finest pianists of his generation. Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 27, KV 595 is his last piano concerto ever written. Myths surrounding both its composition and premiere give the work an air of mystery.

Elegant in nature, the Mozart is complemented by Johannes Brahms' 1st Piano Concerto, the first work Brahms ever premiered from the piano! Although Brahms was only 25 when he composed the work, the melodies are mature and sophisticated. The piece was composed two years after Schumann's death and explores a complex set of emotions. Schumann played an important role in Brahms' life and it is hard to not see the connection between them in some of his works.

Join us one hour prior to every performance for our pre-concert lectures in the Hall of Sunset Center.

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