On March 29, Garrick Ohlsson joins the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra to perform Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, a cornerstone of the Romantic piano repertoire. The program also features Anna Clyne’s Masquerade and selections from Prokofiev’s Romeo & Juliet. Mr. Ohlsson has earned high praise for his interpretation of Rachmaninoff’s concerto. Following a…
On March 20, Garrick Ohlsson will conclude the Aspen Music Festival’s Winter Series with a solo recital showcasing a diverse and expressive program. The recital opens with Mozart’s Piano Sonata in E-flat major, K. 282, followed by Convocations, a work by Thomas Misson. Schubert’s lyrical Piano Sonata in A major, D. 664 completes the first half. The second half highlights Scriabin’s…
On March 2, Garrick Ohlsson returns to the Palm Beach Symphony, playing Sergei Rachmaninoff’s lush and romantic Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, under the baton of Gerard Schwarz. It’s a piece Ohlsson has played to great acclaim all over the world; of his recent performances with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, The Straits Times said, “Ohlsson gave audiences something much subtler and…
On February 16, Garrick Ohlsson appears in recital for InConcert Sierra in Grass Valley, CA, playing a program that includes work by Haydn, Chopin, Samuel Barber, and Thomas Mission. The program opens with Haydn’s bright and energetic Sonata in C Major, Hob.XVI:50, followed by Mission’s Convocations, a piece written for Ohlsson, and Barber’s lyric Piano Sonata in E-flat Minor, Op. 26. The…
This November, Garrick Ohlsson embarks on a series of performances with the Cleveland Orchestra and the Madison Symphony Orchestra in works by Beethoven and Grieg. On November 9 and 12, Mr. Ohlsson performs Beethoven’s Piano Concertos No. 2 and No. 4 with the Cleveland Orchestra as part of their Beethoven Concerto Cycle, a special series running from November 6–17. The two concertos are…
This fall, Garrick Ohlsson will grace the UK with two exceptional performances. On October 30, he will give a recital at Wigmore Hall in London, showcasing a captivating program that includes Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque, the UK premiere of Thomas Mission’s Convocations, and a selection of Chopin works, featuring the Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60, Impromptu No. 1 in A-flat major,…
The Jury for this year’s auditions of the International Fryderyk Chopin Piano Competition will consist of eminent Chopin specialists: former winners of the Competition, teachers, and experts on the life and work of Fryderyk Chopin. The Head Juror of the 19th edition will be Garrick Ohlsson, the first Jury Chairman in the history of the competition born outside of Poland.