Saturday, March 22nd, 2025 | 7:30pm
Umstattd Hall | Zimmermann Symphony Center
2331 17th St. NW
Canton, OH 44708
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Children 17 and under: FREE
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DESCRIPTION
This concert will be conducted by CSO Music Director, Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz.
Fresh off recording the complete Beethoven piano concertos with the Prague Philharmonic, Reed Tetzloff comes to Canton to perform the first of these five beloved works. Hailed as “the lyric hero” of the prestigious Tchaikovsky International Competition in 2015, Tetzloff brings his interpretation to an early work that foreshadows the groundbreaking influence Beethoven would have on the world of Classical music. Accompanying this concerto are the first symphonies of Sergei Prokofiev and Adolphus Hailstork, two 20th century works written in a “neoclassical” style. One Soviet and one American, these pieces draw their influence from the textural clarity of the Classical period – the era of Mozart and Beethoven – while employing a modern yet accessible musical language.
PROGRAM
SYMPHONY NO. 1 IN D MINOR “CLASSICAL”………………Sergei Prokofiev
SYMPHONY NO. 1…………………………………………………….Adolphus Hailstork
Intermission
PIANO CONCERTO NO. 1 IN C MAJOR……………….Ludwig van Beethoven
Pre-Concert Lecture
There will be a pre-concert lecture prior to this concert at 6:30pm in Foundation Hall.
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT
Reed Tetzloff
Reed Tetzloff, “an artist of broad musical tastes and individuality,” (South Florida Classical Review) came to international attention at the XV Tchaikovsky Competition, as “the lyric hero of the competition (Сноб Magazine).”
He has performed with the Cincinnati Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra, Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, Rochester Philharmonic, and the Tbilisi Symphony, among others. He gives annual recital tours in Belgium, and his upcoming season includes a German tour.
His debut album, Sounds of Transcendence, was noted for “kaleidoscopic colors” and “fervent rapture (Gramophone Magazine).” His 2021 Schumann disc, on the Master Performers label, was hailed for its “originality and uncommon perceptiveness (Voix des Arts).”
Tetzloff is an acclaimed writer. Huntley Dent in Fanfare Magazine praised his essay on Schumann for how it “explores [the music’s] intricacies deeper than any other pianist I’ve heard commenting on the piece.” He is currently at work on a collection of essays.
Composer Spotlights
This concert is supported by:
Presenting sponser
Bob Leibensperger
Co-Sponser
Brad & Sue Goris