Stéphane Denève Conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet Piano
Liszt Piano Concerto No. 2
Strauss Ein Heldenleben
Program Notes
Celebrated pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet brings his intense power and quintessential flair to Liszt’s dazzling Second Piano Concerto. Strauss’s epic Ein Heldenleben—A Hero’s Life—delivers an extravagant, all-encompassing work with echoes of the composer’s previous masterpieces.