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Emanuel Ax
Apr 2, 2023 — 3:00 PM
Overview
An audience favorite since winning the Arthur Rubinstein Competition in 1974, Emanuel Ax brings his signature eloquence and insight to a program of early Romantic repertory. The Guardian said of Ax, “Every phrase [was] perfectly conceived and balanced, his warm, velvety tone never threatening to become strident.”
Program
Schubert
Sonata in A Major, D. 664
Schubert trans. Liszt
Four Selected Songs
Liszt
Vallée d'Obermann from Années de pèlerinage, Première année, Suisse
Schubert
Sonata in B-flat Major, D. 960
Performers
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