Jon Kimura Parker, Piano
Experience the power of the full orchestra with a musical journey through the Romantic Era. Starting our 129th season with Louise Farrenc’s concert overture, No. 2, a stand-alone work reflecting the Paris opera scene of her lifetime with drama and pathos. Continuing with Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 which the composer premeired in DĂĽsseldorf in February 1851 to such acclaim that it was repeated a month later. Completing our opening concert with the great Ludwig Van Beethoven’s “Emperor” concerto, a truly symphonic concerto which scholars agree was most likely not named by the composer, but rather by an early publisher who called it “Emperor” after supposedly overhearing the remark that it was “an emperor among concertos”.
Program
- Louise Farrenc | Overture No. 2 in E-flat Major
- Robert Schumann | Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major, Op. 97, “Rhenish”
- Ludwig Van Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, “Emperor”
About the Guest Artist:
Pianist Jon Kimura Parker is known for his charisma, enthusiasm, and dynamic performances. A veteran of the international concert stage, he has performed regularly in the Berlin Philharmonie, Carnegie Hall, London’s South Bank, the Sydney Opera House, and the Beijing Concert Hall. He is the Creative Partner of the Minnesota Orchestra, having hosted and given seven concerto performances with them in July 2021 with Osmo Vänska, Karina Canellakis, Ken-David Masur. He is Artistic Director of the Honens International Piano Competition and Artistic Advisor for the Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival.
Known to friends – new and old – as “Jackie,” Parker is married to violinist/violist Aloysia Friedmann, and their daughter Sophie graduated from Rice University in 2021. For further information, please visit  jonkimuraparker.com, montrosetrio.com, offthescore.com, minnesotaorchestra.org, tonebase.co,  oicmf.org, and honens.com.
Tickets
- Subscriptions to the full season are available, with new subscribers saving 40%
- Single tickets go on sale August 14, 2024