Carlos Chvez: Piano Concerto | The Orchestra Now

The Orchestra Now (TŌN), conducted by Leon Botstein, and pianist Gilles Vonsattel perform Carlos Chávez's Piano Concerto in a livestreamed concert from the Fisher Center at Bard on May 7, 2022. 0:40 Largo non troppo—Allegro agitato (slow & dignified, then fast & agitated) 22:01 Molto lento (very slow) 31:36 Allegro non troppo (fast, but not too fast) Carlos Chávez Born: 6/13/1899 in Mexico City Died: 8/2/1978 at age 79 in Mexico City Written: 1938–40, in Chávez’s late 30s and early 40s; revised in 1969 Premiered: 1/1/1942 at Carnegie Hall; New York Philharmonic; Dimitri Mitropoulos, conductor; Eugene List, piano Concert notes by TŌN clarinetist Juan Martinez at