Classical Picks: Paderewski Festival continues through weekend
The second annual Paderewski Festival finishes up this weekend with three concerts honoring the famous Polish virtuoso pianist/composer. Tonight, Krzysztof Ksiazek plays Chopin and Paderewski in the Cary Arts Center; Saturday afternoon at the N.C. Museum of Art, Emil Reinert performs works by Szymanowski, Paderewski and Schubert; Sunday afternoon, John Perry’s program at the museum includes Mozart, Beethoven and Paderewski.
$15-$20. 919-233-5200 or paderewski-festival.org.
Other highlights
- Greenville-based Four Seasons Chamber Music Festival offers a concert of piano trios by Brahms and Dvorak at Hayes Barton United Methodist Church Saturday evening. Details at tiny.cc/4Seasons-Monuments.
- The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle presents a concert Sunday afternoon in Durham’s Carolina Theatre featuring Schumann’s “Spring” Symphony and Saint-Saens’ Violin Concerto (Stephen Waarts, soloist). Details at chamberorchestraofthetriangle.org.
- The Raleigh Civic Symphony’s concert on Sunday afternoon in NCSU’s Stewart Theatre includes a world premiere work by Phil Kline and Leonard Bernstein’s “Chichester Psalms.” Details at raleighcivicsymphony.com.
This story was originally published November 12, 2015 at 8:00 AM with the headline "Classical Picks: Paderewski Festival continues through weekend."