Performance: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, pianist Conrad Tao

The Academy of St. Martin in the Fields is one of the world’s greatest chamber orchestras, renowned for its fresh, brilliant interpretations. Through unrivalled live performances and a vast recording output, the Academy has gained an enviable international reputation for its distinctive, polished, and refined sound.

Conrad Tao is a pianist and composer celebrated for his boundary-defying artistry as well as his powerful performances of traditional repertoire. Described by New York magazine as “the kind of musician who is shaping the future of classical music,” and praised by The New York Times for his “probing intellect and open-hearted vision,” Tao appears regularly as a soloist with leading orchestras and at major venues across the world.

Part of American Panorama: Voices of a Nation at 250.

STRAVINSKY: Concerto in E-flat Major, “Dumbarton Oaks”
JS BACH (arr Stravinsky): Selection of Preludes and Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier
JS BACH: Piano Concerto No. 4 in A Major, BWV 1055
CONRAD TAO: New Work
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring Suite