Chamber Music Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, Recital with Zuill Bailey, Cello

Greensboro Opera, Greensboro, NC Porgy and Bess, Conductor

Greensboro Opera, Greensboro, NC Porgy and Bess, Conductor

Chamber Orchestra of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Levy Hall at Rodef Shalom 4905 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA *Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 1, Awadagin Pratt, conductor and soloist *Beethoven, Coriolan Overture *Beethoven, Symphony No. 8

Beethoven and Awadagin Pratt Savannah Philharmonic Conductor – Keitaro Harada Piano – Awadagin Pratt Enjoy the playful Piano Concerto No. 1 in the confident hands of award-winning pianist Awadagin Pratt, and hear the SavPhil premiere of Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony. From dark and moody to bright and bubbly, the great composer takes us on a whirlwind ride with a bold and showy finish.

World Premiere: Jessie Montgomery with Awadagin Pratt John Morris Russell, Conductor Awadagin Pratt, Piano Arvo Pärt Fratres Jessie Montgomery Piano Concerto (World Premiere) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35

World Premiere: Jessie Montgomery with Awadagin Pratt John Morris Russell, Conductor Awadagin Pratt, Piano Arvo Pärt Fratres Jessie Montgomery Piano Concerto (World Premiere) Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35

Ken-David Masur, conductor Awadagin Pratt, piano Hailed as “fearless, bold, and a life-force” (San Diego Union-Tribute), Ken-David Masur makes his RPO conducting debut with Johannes Brahms’s Variations on a Theme by Haydn. Pianist Awadagin Pratt, who has toured both internationally and performed at the White House, will make his RPO debut with Jessie Montgomery’s Piano Concerto. Recipient of the Leonard Bernstein Award from the ASCAP Foundation, Montgomery’s music meets at the longstanding intersection of classical music, improvisation, and social justice.…