Enter HERE to win 2 Adult tickets (2 children under the age of 18 are included) to the October 26th concert with Pianist Paul Lewis.
PIANIST PAUL LEWIS COMBINES HUMOR AND BRILLIANCE IN CONCERT ON
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 7:30 PM IN SMITH THEATRE, HOWARD COMMUNITY COLLEGE.
COLUMBIA, MD-September 11, 2019. Experience this rare opportunity to share an intimate setting with the legendary British pianist, Paul Lewis, regarded throughout the classical music world as one of the leading musicians of his generation. “There is never any doubting the musicality and sheer accomplishment of Lewis’s playing... an intensely thoughtful and refined pianist” admired for his interpretations and recordings of classical-era repertoire. (The Guardian) His set of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas has attracted widespread acclaim, many critics calling it a “benchmark.” (BBC Music Magazine)
Those who share Lewis’s “love amounting almost to obsession for the high ground of Viennese classicism” will be amply rewarded at October’s concert. (The Telegraph) The program, carefully crafted by Lewis, opens with the humor of Haydn, in whose work the pianist has recently been immersing himself; interposes the seriousness and brilliance of Brahms; and ends gloriously, with Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations, described by the composer and musicologist Dr. Robert Greenberg as an exemplar of the master’s mature compositional art, characterized by “majesty and momentum... and Beethoven’s propensity to build grand musical structures from the smallest of musical ideas... (to) discover the world in a grain of sand.”
The program:
Haydn: Piano Sonata in E minor, Hob XVI: 34
Brahms: Three Intermezzi, Op. 117
Beethoven: 33 Variations in C on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120
For Immediate Release
9030 Red Branch Road, Suite 230 | Columbia, MD 21045 | 410.997.2324
Tickets may be purchased online at candlelightconcerts.org or by calling the box office at 410-997-2324; Adults $40, Youth $10. Season subscriptions are still available. Candlelight proudly continues its “One Buy One” program, whereby each paying adult may receive a complimentary ticket for one youth. Group tickets (minimum 10) are available one week in advance for $30 each. The concert will be held in Smith Theatre of the Horowitz Visual and Performing Arts Center on the campus of Howard Community College.
About Candlelight Concert Society
Candlelight Concert Society presents world-class chamber music by today’s leading artists to the Howard County community and beyond. Experience the magic of transformative, live chamber music in a comfortable setting without the commute or parking fees. Founded in Columbia by local music lovers in 1972, Candlelight’s mission extends to its CandleKids series to spark children’s interest in the performing arts and to its Educational Outreach programs to build future audiences through performances, lectures, workshops and master classes. In addition, Candlelight offers Community Outreach performances for Howard County residents unable to attend a formal concert setting. For more information, visit candlelightconcerts.org.
Irina Kaplan Lande, Artistic Director—
