April 17, 2021 at 8:00 pm
Mozart: Symphony No. 31 in D Major, K. 297 “Paris”
Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22
Daniel Hsu, piano
Tchaikovsky: Suite No. 4 in G Major, Op. 61 “Mozartiana”
Mozart crafted his finely detailed and powerful Paris Symphony as a work to show off the qualities of an orchestra in technique and discipline. Daniel Hsu, 2017 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition Bronze Medalist, dazzles in Saint-Saëns’ virtuosic Second Piano Concerto, a masterpiece written in just 17 days. With its romantic ardour and overlapping eras, Tchaikovsky’s Suite No. 4 “Mozartiana” is an affectionate tribute to the composer who had been his life-long model.