GRIEG PIANO CONCERTO WITH STEWART GOODYEAR

What Grieg’s Piano Concerto means to Stewart Goodyear:

I just fell in love with the Grieg concerto when I first heard it as a child. It had such a different personality than everything I’d heard before. I was captivated—I loved the melodies and how unique and direct it was.

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GEMMA NEW conductor
STEWART GOODYEAR piano
NEW JERSEY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Honor three fathers of nationalistic music. Pianist Stewart Goodyear, called “a phenomenon” by the The Los Angeles Times, teams up with NJSO favorite Gemma New.

• LILBURN Aotearoa Overture
  By turns serene and propulsive; title is the Maori name for New Zealand’s islands.

• GRIEG Piano Concerto
  Passionate, with folkish touches; made the composer’s reputation.

• SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2
  Dramatic and rousing; often connected to Finland’s struggle for independence.