What better way to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of the Young Artists Showcase than to bring back someone whom we first introduced when he was 16, pianist Michael Brown. His upcoming album features music of Ravel and Medtner, including two world premieres of previously unknown variations from Medtner's Second Improvisation.
Program:
All performances by Michael Brown, piano
Ravel: Jeux deau
Brown: Breakup Etude for the Right Hand Alone
Medtner: Second Improvisation, Op. 47 - La Cadenza, Untitled (previously unknown & unpublished)
Bach: Concerto for Keyboard, Strings, and Continuo in D Minor
Michael Brown, Piano; Bella Hristova, Violin; Angelo Xiang Yu, Violin; Kerri Ryan, Viola; David Finckel, Cello; Nathaniel West, Double Bass