Yannick Nézet-Séguin Conductor
Lara Downes Piano
Leah Hawkins Soprano
Rihab Chaieb Mezzo-soprano
Issachah Savage Tenor
Ryan McKinny Bass-Baritone
Price Piano Concerto in One Movement
Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (“Choral”)
Beloved by audiences for centuries, Beethoven’s mighty Ninth Symphony brings more power and more transcendent beauty than it seems possible for the heart to hold, leaving the listener exalted and uplifted. Yannick conducts a soaring performance that feature some of today’s most powerful voices on a program that begins with Florence Price’s Piano Concerto in One Movement, a long-lost work that beguiles with bright melody.