Austin Symphony Orchestra
Long Center’s Dell Hall
Yifei Xu, piano
Peter Bay, conductor

This program explores transformation, variation, and imagination across three distinct works. Brahms’ Variations on a Theme of Handel, presented in Rubbra’s orchestration, reveals a meticulous unfolding of musical ideas, balancing structure with expressive depth. Pianist Yifei Xu brings clarity and precision to Liszt’s Piano Concerto in A Major, a work that moves fluidly between lyricism and virtuosity. The program concludes with Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, a vivid sequence of musical scenes inspired by visual art, brought to life through shifting colors and character. Together, these works invite the listener to move through a series of evolving sound worlds, each shaped by transformation and perspective.

PROGRAM:
JOHANNES BRAHMS/Rubbra: Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
FRANZ LISZT: Piano Concerto in A Major, S. 125
MODEST MUSSORGSKY/Ravel: Pictures at an Exhibition

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