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Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2
- Alon Goldstein, piano
Bruckner Symphony No. 4 �Romantic�

As Beethoven lives with us today in an immortal pantheon of great composers, it�s easy to forget that he was also a brilliant pianist in his own right. He wrote masterpieces for piano and orchestra as a vehicle for himself, and we are excited to introduce Israeli pianist Alon Goldstein in his Asheville Symphony solo debut. Alon performs the mercurial Piano Concerto No. 2, music that projects the clarity and beauty of the Classical era while pointing towards a heroism in Beethoven�s later style. We complete our evening with Anton Bruckner�s majestic Symphony No. 4, the �Romantic.� Romantic, in this case, refers to the trend in German literature and arts in the 19th Century where mystery and wonder mingles with tales from the forest. Whether evoking the hunt, stumbling upon an imposing forest castle, or gazing at the moon as it takes nightly flight above the branches, this is symphonic music perfectly-suited to our mountain home in the Blue Ridge.