Akron Symphony Orchestra: Romeo & Juliet

Christopher Wilkins, conductor
Alexander Schimpf, piano - winner of the 2011 Cleveland International Piano Competition

Passionate music with heat generated by virtuosity and vibrant orchestrations. In between glorious outbursts, some of the most ravishing moments come from the performers’ finesse of touch.

Alexander Schimpf, winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition in 2011, astounded the audience in Severance Hall with his innate musicality and coloristic invention. He and Maestro… Show more Wilkins will meet again in Akron when he joins the Akron Symphony Orchestra to perform Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1.

CONCERT PROGRAM:
DEBUSSY – Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
CHOPIN – Piano Concerto No. 1
PROKOFIEV – Romeo and Juliet, excerpts from the suites

Read an interview with pianist Alexander Schimpf and view the program notes in this issue of My Symphony magazine, now online at www.akronsymphony.org.

Join us at 7 pm for Previews from the Podium, our pre-concert lecture with Maestro Wilkins.

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