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Brahms Obsessions
Presented by California Symphony
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- Location: Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Drive
Walnut Creek, California 94596 - Introduction: Johannes Brahms and Clara Schumann reunite, plus a World Premiere by Resident Composer Saad Haddad.
Saad Haddad, Young American Composer-in-Residence – World Premiere
Clara Schumann – Piano Concerto
Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1
WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS CONCERT
- Tortured by comparisons to Beethoven, it took Brahms 21 years to finish writing his first symphony. Some critics hailed the piece as “Beethoven’s Tenth” in recognition of Brahms’ ultimate triumph.
- Clara Schumann was the longtime object of the Brahms’ ardent affections. In addition to being an acclaimed virtuosic pianist, she was also a prodigy who finished her only surviving piano concerto two weeks before her sixteenth birthday.
- Our newest composer-in-residence makes his California Symphony debut.
Running Time: approx. 1 hour 55 minutes, with one intermission
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