The Cleveland Orchestra
Antoni Wit, conductor
Jan Lisiecki, piano
Thursday, April 21, 2016 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 23, 2016 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 24, 2016 3:00 p.m.
Program
Wagner: Polonia: Concert Overture
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
Beethoven said that this symphony was his favorite — and for over two hundred years, audiences have agreed. Today, the Third Symphony is as fresh and exciting, as revolutionary and "Heroic" as when it was first performed — brimming with passion and zest for life. The concert is rounded out with Chopin's dazzling Second Piano Concerto, and with an orchestral overture by Wagner in homage to the Polish people.