Salonen Conducts Nico Muhly

April 13, 2026, 10:00 pm

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Nico Muhly in his composing studio, digital keyboard, sheet music, and large computer monitor on his desk, smiling, leaning on his right elbow; wearing black coat over grey-blue t-shirt.
Nico Muhly (Photo: Heidi Solander)

Season Premiere: Esa-Pekka Salonen leads the world premiere of Nico Muhly’s Baroque-inspired Piano Concerto, performed by Alexandre Tharaud. Also on the program: Paul Hindemith’s raucous Ragtime, based on a theme by J.S. Bach; Edward Elgar’s inventive transcription of Bach’s Fantasia & Fugue in C minor; and Hindemith’s Symphony Mathis der Maler.

Playlist


Paul Hindemith: “Ragtime”, from Suite 1922, Opus 26

Nico Muhly: Piano Concerto
Alexandre Tharaud, piano

Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Edward Elgar): Fantasia and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537

Paul Hindemith: Mathis der Maler