Fri / March 27 - 8:00PM

Sat / March 28 - 8:00PM

Sun / March 29 - 2:00PM

Program

SCHUMANN Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Intermission

BRAHMS Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Artists

Los Angeles Philharmonic
Paavo Järvi, conductor
Behzod Abduraimov, piano

About this Performance

Paavo Järvi won raves when he led Brahms’ Second Symphony at New York’s Lincoln Center: “When the music built in urgency, Järvi made its outbursts sudden and awesome, with slashing rhythms and harrowingly great contrasts of volume and tempo,” reported The New Yorker. The acclaimed Brahmsian leads the LA Phil in the composer’s sunny, yet seductive, symphony.

Järvi kicks off the concert with Schumann’s Overture, Scherzo and Finale, filled with the “flush of spring” and the promise of new love and Beethoven’s bold Piano Concerto No. 1 with Uzbek pianist Behzod Abduraimov.

Bachtrack praised Abduraimov for his playful imitation of the concerto’s trumpets and drums, writing that he “entered with a gentle lyrical lilt and made it quickly clear [he] was a pianist who fully enjoyed Beethovenian delights.”

Please Note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, Beatrice Rana will not perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 3 as previously announced. She will be replaced by Behzod Abduraimov, who will perform Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1. For any questions about this change, email Audience Services at information@laphil.org.