One of the world’s most gifted pianists, Daniil Trifonov, will perform the premiere of Mason Bates Piano Concerto with the Philadelphia Orchestra (co-commissioner) conducted by the orchestra’s Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, at Verizon Hall, January 14, 15, 16. The Piano Concerto and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Sheherazade will also be filmed for streaming through the Digital Stage in April.
“Daniil has an unmatched tone and lyricism. Grammy-winning releases such as Transcendental showcase the marvelous colors he coaxes from the instrument. Technical pyrotechnics are in copious supply as well, but Daniil always complements virtuosity with a deeply poignant sense of phrase. If you close your eyes, you wouldn’t think you were hearing such a young man.
I want to hear all those subtleties, and honestly, new piano concerti offer precious little in the way of transparency. There’s no shortage of pieces with everyone playing all the time, the pianist hammering octaves over blizzards of orchestral figuration. I’ll have that too, but maybe not until the last movement.”
Mason Bates
January 14, 2pm
January 15, 8pm
January 16, 2pm