Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess.
Although long regarded as one of the world’s leading exponents of the music of Frédéric Chopin, Mr. Ohlsson commands an enormous repertoire, which ranges over the entire piano literature. A student of the late Claudio Arrau, Mr. Ohlsson has come to be noted for his masterly performances of the works of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, as well as the Romantic repertoire. To date, he has at his command more than 80 concertos, ranging from Haydn and Mozart to works of the 21st century, the most recent being “Oceans Apart” by Justin Dello Joio commissioned for him by the Boston Symphony Orchestra and now available on Bridge Recordings. Also just released on Reference Recordings is the complete Beethoven concerti with Sir Donald Runnicles and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra.
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Venetian Theater, Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts
Katonah, NY, United States
Ravinia Festival
Highland Park, IL, United States
Winsupply Theater
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Dayton, OH, United States
Severance Hall
Cleveland, OH, United States
This May, Garrick Ohlsson appears in two distinct programs in the United States, one highlighting his collaborative work with orchestra and the other reflecting his deep and longstanding affinity for the solo piano music of Frédéric Chopin. On May 10, Mr. Ohlsson performs Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Fort Wayne Philharmonic at Auer Performance Hall in Indiana. Led by…
This weekend, Garrick Ohlsson steps in on short notice to perform Beethoven’s majestic Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, nicknamed “Emperor,” with The Philadelphia Orchestra. Conducted by Tugan Sokhiev, the program celebrates the works of Beethoven and also includes the composer’s Symphony No. 4. Garrick Ohlsson’s interpretation of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto has garnered…
On April 13, Corvallis-OSU Piano International presents Garrick Ohlsson in recital as part of the Steinway Piano Series. The series showcases some of the world’s most exciting pianists in three Sunday afternoon concerts, offering Oregon audiences the chance to experience outstanding artistry in an intimate setting. The program features Schubert’s Sonata in A Major, Op. 120; Convocations…
The Pianist: Conversations with Ohlsson is both an autobiography in interviews and a record of a life in music, including photographs and musical examples.
Conversations with the greatest pianists of the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries is a new book series of The Fryderyk Chopin Institute. Garrick Ohlsson is the main character of the first book in the series, authored by Kamila Stępień-Kutera, who has an impressive resume in music theory and Polish philology, and a PhD from the Institute of Art of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The Pianist:…
He could make the piano thunder in passages such as the grandiose openings of the first and third movements. He made it sparkle in effortless performances of rapid passages that decorate melodies in the orchestra.
“After intermission, the acclaimed American pianist Garrick Ohlsson took the stage to perform Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2. Ohlsson is known for his fine technique and huge hands, which allow him to tackle passages that challenge other pianists. He could make the piano thunder in passages such as the grandiose openings of the first and third movements. He made it sparkle in…