Performances + Events
Celebrity Series of Boston Presents: Emanuel Ax, piano
Jordan Hall
Artist(s)
Celebrity Series audiences love Emanuel Ax! After more than 30 appearances on the Series, he always impresses with his impeccable skill at putting the music first.
The two sonatas of Beethoven’s Opus 27, rarely heard together, throw the form’s rules aside: tempo, structure, and flow are at the composer’s whim. Ax pairs the two works with Schumann's exquisite Arabeske, and his virtuosic showpiece Fantasie in C Major, dedicated to Liszt and published to raise funds for a statue of Beethoven in Bonn. Corigliano's Fantasia on an Ostinato reflects on an unconventional passage from Beethoven's Seventh Symphony to create a modern-day showpiece.
Hear a master of his craft uncover unexpected connections and share moments of beauty when Emanuel Ax returns to Celebrity Series.
Fantasies
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat Major, Op. 27, no. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
John Corigliano: Fantasia on an Ostinato
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, no. 2 "Moonlight"
Robert Schumann: Arabeske, Op. 18
Schumann: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 17
