Location
Appell Center for the Performing Arts
Date
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 7:30 PM EST
Duration
2 Hours
Intermission
Programming
Composers captivated by rivers transform their works. Moved by tragedy, Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1 ebbs and flows with the treacherous yet gentle movement of the Rhine; Leonel Morales returns to the YSO as the featured pianist. Duke Ellington follows the transforming flow of water in the theatrical The River. Known as the ‘waltz king,’ Strauss’ composed On the Beautiful Blue Danube to boost wartime spirits with his uplifting work. Folk-inspired The Moldau, Bedrich Smetana’s symphonic poem admires the Vltava River through the magnificent Bohemian landscape.
JOHANNES BRAHMS: Piano Concerto No. 1
DUKE ELLINGTON: The River
JOHANN STRAUSS, JR.: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
BEDRICH SMETANA: The Moldau
Artists
Lawrence Golan
Conductor
Lawrence Golan is in high demand across the United States and internationally.
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Leonel Morales
Piano
…was the hero of the night, with his enormous technique achieved the magic in every note with facility. He played the piano with elegance, discipline and intelligence.
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Pre-Concert Talk
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