As cover Conductor: San Diego Symphony. “BARNATAN PLAYS BRAHMS”

Rafael Payare, conductor
Inon Barnatan, piano

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2, in B-flat Major, Op. 83
Gity Razaz: New Commissioned Work WORLD PREMIERE
Antonín Dvořák: Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70

A San Diego favorite hailed by the New York Times as “one of the most admired pianists of his generation,” Inon Barnatan brings us Brahms’ brilliant blockbuster, the Piano Concerto No. 2. Music Director Rafael Payare and the Orchestra deliver an exciting world premiere by the much-in-demand Iranian-American composer Gity Razaz. The evening closes with Dvořák’s tender and intensely expressive Symphony No. 7, with its warm melodies inspired by the Bohemian spirit.

Note: gates for the Saturday performance will open at 6pm, and gates for the Sunday performance will open at 3:30pm.