MUSIC

The Houston Symphony presents Emanuel Ax Plus Tchaikovsky 3 Friday, November 18 at 7:00PM, Saturday, November 19 at 8:00PM and Sunday, November 20 at 2:30PM in Jones Hall.

Houston Symphony favorite Emanuel Ax (pictured) returns performing Mozart’s majestic Piano Concerto No. 25. Also on the program is Argentinean composer Osvaldo Golijov’s Last Round, which was created in homage to the great tango master, Astor Piazzolla. You’ll be mesmerized by a piece that evokes the sensuality of the Argentinean tango.

Born in Lvov, Poland, Emanuel Ax moved to Winnipeg, Canada, with his family when he was a young boy. His studies at the Juilliard School were supported by the sponsorship of the Epstein Scholarship Program of the Boys Clubs of America, and he subsequently won the Young Concert Artists Award. Additionally, he attended Columbia University, where he majored in French. Mr. Ax captured public attention in 1974 when he won the first Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Competition in Tel Aviv. In 1975 he won the Michaels Award of Young Concert Artists followed four years later by the coveted Avery Fisher Prize.

PROGRAM
Golijov: Last Round
Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 25*
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 3*
*Friday Access Concert only includes these works.

ARTISTS
Hans Graf, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano