Saturday, October 7, 2023 – From Austria to America: This program began with Beethoven’s lively and festive Consecration of the House Overture, commissioned for the city of Vienna.
Austrian soloist Rudolf Buchbinder then played Mozart’s light and lyrical Piano Concerto No. 23, written during the composer’s years in Vienna.
Opening Night at Symphony Hall Boston
Aaron Diehl and his trio brought to life the American master Duke Ellington’s tone poem New World A-Coming.
In closing, Carlos Simon, an Atlanta-raised composer, dived deep into his community’s history with the motley and exuberant Four Black American Dances.