Start Time
- 7:30p on Friday, February 17
- 7:30p on Saturday, February 18
- 2:30p on Sunday, February 19
conductor
Markus Stenz
piano
Stephen Hough
RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 2
BARTÓK
Dance Suite
BIZET
Carmen Suite
CONCERT DETAILS
British pianist Stephen Hough brings “the most perfect piano playing conceivable” (The Guardian) to Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2, a towering masterpiece of tempestuous melodies and harmonic tensions. Bartók’s Dance Suite transitions the program to harmony and unification in his celebratory work of Hungarian folk-style melodies, commemorating the merging of Buda and Pest into the nation’s capital. Bizet’s Carmen Suite steps up the dancing theme with a seductive Spanish flair.
The MSO Steinway piano was made possible through a generous gift from Michael & Jeanne Schmitz
Friday, February 17
MEET THE MUSIC
Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.
Food & Beverage Service
Food and beverage selections by Resonance Food Co. will be available in the Atrium and Gallery one hour before each performance and during intermission.
Saturday, February 18
MEET THE MUSIC
Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.
Food & Beverage Service
Food and beverage selections by Resonance Food Co. will be available in the Atrium and Gallery one hour before each performance and during intermission.
Sunday, February 19
MEET THE MUSIC
Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.
Food & Beverage Service
Food and beverage selections by Resonance Food Co. will be available in the Atrium and Gallery one hour before each performance and during intermission.
Support


Start Time
- 7:30p on Friday, February 17
- 7:30p on Saturday, February 18
- 2:30p on Sunday, February 19
conductor
Markus Stenz
piano
Stephen Hough
RACHMANINOFF
Piano Concerto No. 2
BARTÓK
Dance Suite
BIZET
Carmen Suite