Vienna, the music capital of the Old World, had its own quartet of greats - Hayden, Mozart, Beethoven and Johann Nepomuk Hummel, who studied with Mozart, succeeded Haydn at the Esterhazy Court and rivaled Beethoven in popularity as both composer and virtuoso pianist! One of the glories of the romantic piano repertoire, Hummel's Piano Concerto in B Minor will share the program with the youthful, exuberant Symphony No. 2 of his great teacher.

Pianist Michael Chertock, who has dazzled audiences from Ravinia to London, returns to the NSO stage for the Chicago-area premiere of the Hummel piano concerto.

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Pianist Michael Chertock has fashioned a successful career as an orchestral soloist, collaborating with conductors such as James Conlon, Jaime Laredo, Keith Lockhart, Erich Kunzel and Andrew Litton.

His many orchestral appearances include solo performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, l’Orchestre Symphonique du Montreal, the Toronto Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony and the Indianapolis Symphony.

He has toured Asia throughout Asia and Europe, and has played at some of America’s finest venues, including Carnegie Hall, Wolftrap, Saratoga Springs, and Blossom Music Center in Cleveland.

Mr. Chertock has won numerous competitions since his first public performance at age 11. He has recorded four critically acclaimed CDs on the Telarc label. Chertock is Assistant Professor of piano at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

 
There will be a free pre-concert lecture given by our popular lecturer, Jim Kendros, starting at 2:30 pm.

 

MOZART:
"Passacaille" from Idomeneo

HUMMEL:
Piano Concerto in B Minor, Op. 89
        Chicago-area Premiere

BEETHOVEN:
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36