Jan. 21, 22 & 23, 2022
Eschenbach Conducts Beethoven & Brahms 1
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Phenomenal young pianist Jan Lisiecki tackles Beethoven’s poetic and powerful Piano Concerto No. 4, and revered conductor Christoph Eschenbach—best known and beloved by Houston audiences for his tenure as music director from 1988 to 1999—leads Brahms’s monumental Symphony No. 1. The concerts open with Ibert’s dazzling Flute Concerto, performed by Greek virtuoso Stathis Karapanos.
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Watch a concert preview: {|with_image|:[{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Christoph Eschenbach|,|bio|:|Christoph Eschenbach is a phenomenon among the top league of international conductors. Universally acclaimed as both a conductor and pianist, he belongs to the German intellectual line of tradition, yet he combines this with a rare emotional intensity, producing performances revered worldwide. Renowned for the breadth of his repertoire and the depth of his interpretations, he has held directorships with many leading orchestras, including the Houston Symphony, and gained the highest musical honors.\nIn exploring the conditions that led to the emergence of such a charismatic talent, we can look to his early years\u2014born at the heart of a tempestuous, war-torn Europe in 1940, his early childhood was scarred by a succession of personal tragedies. Music was his savior, and his life began to change when he learned the piano. Now, at age 78, his keen artistic curiosity is undiminished, and he still thoroughly enjoys working with the finest international orchestras. He is also well-known as a tireless supporter of young talent\u2014this is his greatest passion, and he values his contribution to mentoring up-and-coming talent over and above his own distinguished career. Moved by the energy and the drive of young people, he has a personal mission to pass the torch to the next generation. His discoveries include pianist Lang Lang, violinist Julia Fischer, and cellists Leonard Elschenbroich and Daniel M\u00fcller-Schott.\nChristoph continues to explore new horizons; since September 2019, he is the music director of the Konzerthausorchester, Berlin. Other directorships have included the Tonhalle Orchestra, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, NDR Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, and Washington\u2019s National Symphony Orchestra. Over five decades, he has built an impressive discography, both as a conductor and a pianist, with a repertoire ranging from J.S. Bach to contemporary music.\nChristoph Eschenbach has been awarded the Chevalier de la L\u00e9gion d\u2019Honneur, and is a Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres; he holds of the German Federal Cross of Merit and won the Leonard Bernstein Award. In 2015, he received the Ernst von Siemens Music Prize, known as \u201cThe Nobel Prize of music,\u201d for his achievements as conductor and pianist.\n|,|title|:|conductor|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Stathis Karapanos|,|bio|:|Born in Athens, Greece, in 1996, son to a ballet dancer and a banker, Stathis Karapanos declared his love for the flute at age 5. He enrolled at Athens\u2019 National Conservatory. At 16, he was accepted at the Music University of Karlsruhe and graduated with distinction in 2018. During his studies, he regularly premiered pieces from the school\u2019s composition class and was often invited to perform as a member of both youth and professional orchestras.\nStathis has drawn inspiration from Zubin Mehta, who he saw conduct Carmen; Christoph Eschenbach\u2019s recordings; and Yutaka Sado, who he saw conduct Verdi\u2019s “Requiem.” He was later invited to collaborate with them as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician. \nAs a chamber musician, he has collaborated with Vilde Frang, Matthias Goerne, Nicolas Altstaedt, Daniel Hope, Lang Lang, and Marisol Montalvo among others and has learned from mentors Mathieu Dufour, Vangelis Papathanassiou, Petra M\u00fcllejans, Henrick Wiese, and Peter Lukas Graf. As a soloist, he has received the Bernstein Award from the Schleswig Holstein Music Festival (2020), the Lotto Prize from the Rheingau Festival (2019) and numerous prizes from international competitions. \nPast and upcoming performances and recordings include the world premiere of Leonard Bernstein\u2019s f\u00fcr Inge and Craig Urquhart\u2019s Lamentation. Stathis premiered Zorbas Suite by M. Theodorakis and A. Wastor, which he commissioned with the Young Euro Classic Festival, the NCPA Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Athens State Symphony Orchestra, HR Symphony Orchestra, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Munich Symphony Orchestra and others. \nStathis\u2019s dream of understanding and serving music to its fullest extent has led him to explore all variations of his instrument from the Shakuhachi and Traverse to the Contrabass flute. He often joins bands, groups, and world-renowned artists on stage meandering through musical forms ranging from free jazz to hard rock. In 2016, he helped organize the third Santorini Arts Factory festival; the following year, he was appointed music director. Named principal flute of the Athens State Symphony Orchestra, he left in 2018 to continue his studies at Paris\u2019s Conservatoire National Superieur and to further pursue his career.\n|,|title|:|flute|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |},{|type|:|custom|,|name|:|Jan Lisiecki|,|bio|:|Jan Lisiecki\u2019s interpretations and technique speak to a maturity beyond his age. At 26, the Canadian annually performs more than 100 concerts worldwide, and he has worked closely with conductors such as Antonio Pappano, Yannick N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin, Daniel Harding, and Claudio Abbado.\nThis season, following his acclaimed Night Music recitals, Jan presents a new all-Chopin recital program in more than 30 cities around the globe. Recent return invitations include the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Filarmonica della Scala, Orchestra dell\u2019Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, and Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for performances at Carnegie Hall and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. He recently performed a Beethoven Lieder cycle with baritone Matthias Goerne, among others, at the Salzburg Festival, and has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, Staatskapelle Dresden, Orchestre de Paris, Bavarian Radio Symphony, and London Symphony Orchestra.\nAt age 15, Jan signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon. The label launched its celebrations of the Beethoven Year 2020 with the release of a live recording of all five Beethoven concertos from Konzerthaus Berlin, with Jan leading the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields from the piano. His Beethoven Lieder cycle with Matthias Goerne, released shortly after, was awarded the Diapason d\u2019Or. Jan\u2019s eighth recording for Deutsche Grammophon, a double album of Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Chopin’s Complete Nocturnes, appeared in August 2021 and immediately topped the classical charts in North America and Europe. His recordings have been awarded with the JUNO and ECHO Klassik.\nAt 18, Jan Lisiecki became the youngest recipient of Gramophone\u2019s Young Artist Award, and he received the Leonard Bernstein Award. He was named UNICEF Ambassador to Canada in 2012.\n|,|title|:|piano|,|small_image|:| \n |,|bio_image|:| \n |,|full_image|:| \n |}],|without|:[]}
IBERT Flute Concerto
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
BRAHMS Symphony No. 1
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