All-Beethoven Opening Night with Lang Lang

Friday
September 11, 2009, 8:00 p.m.- Laura Turner Concert Hall

Nashville Symphony
Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor
Lang Lang, Piano

Beethoven -  Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a
Beethoven  -  Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven  -  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"

Beethoven’s genius shines through brilliantly in a trio of works that all include the number 3. Celebrated young pianist Lang Lang is a superstar in his native China, where he made an unforgettable appearance last summer at the Beijing Olympics. This international sensation will light up the stage of Laura Turner Concert Hall with his dramatic stage persona and passionate performance style, which have rocketed him to worldwide acclaim. The evening closes with the powerful Symphony No. 3 “Eroica,” a major turning point in the composer’s towering oeuvre.