Program Highlight

Delfs and Hough Mesmerize in Brahms, Debussy, and Schoenberg 10/16 @8pm

Classical 91.5 WXXO-FM

Published May 12, 2023 at 9:37 AM EDT

Stephen Hough rehearses Brahms with the RPO

“Brahms unites the emotions and the intellect, the heart and the brain.” ~ Stephen Hough

Andreas Delfs, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano

DEBUSSY Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
SCHOENBERG Verklaerte Nacht
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 D Minor

Pianist Stephen Hough joins the RPO to perform Brahms’ Piano Concerto No.1. Music Director Andreas Delfs conducts Debussy's impressionistic masterpiece, Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun, and Schoenberg's early, mesmerizing Verklaerte Nacht, (or Transfigured Night.)

Hear a fascinating conversation with Stephen Hough and Andreas DelfsOn Record with WXXI’s Julia Figueras.

WXXI Classical presents the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra’s 2022-2023 season on Mondays at 8 p.m. on Classical 91.5/FM-HD 91.5-1. Brenda Tremblay hosts.

This concert will be rebroadcast on October 16, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.