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The music of Beethoven, Mozart, Liadov and Stravinsky are set to come to the Bankhead Theater stage this weekend when the Livermore-Amador Symphony performs its latest concert, “Drama and Fantasy”.
In addition to the talents of local artists in the symphony, the concert will feature an appearance from acclaimed Irish pianist John O’Conor, who hails from that other Dublin and had been scheduled to play in the Tri-Valley originally in 2021.
“We are thrilled to welcome one of the most remarkable pianists of our time, John O’Conor, an exceptional interpreter of the music of Beethoven, in a performance of the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 3,” LAS music director and conductor Lara Webber said in a statement.
O’Conor tours the globe with regular visits to the U.S., Canada, Japan and South Korea, and his recordings including the complete Beethoven Piano Concertos with the London Symphony Orchestra are known worldwide, according to LAS officials.
“O’Conor is deeply committed to the development of young pianists in Ireland and in other countries, giving master classes and lectures in many of the places he performs and in several major music institutions. He is regarded as one of the most important piano teachers in the world today,” LAS reps said.
The concert program in Livermore will also include the symphony performing Mozart’s overture to “The Abduction from the Seraglio,” Liadov’s “The Enchanted Lake” and the “Firebird” suite by Stravinsky from the ballet based on Russian fairy tales of the Firebird.
“Drama and Fantasy” is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Saturday (May 20) at the Bankhead Theater in downtown Livermore. Webber will host a pre-concert talk from 7-7:30 p.m. that night.
For tickets and more information, visit livermoreamadorsymphony.org.
