Saint-Saëns unleashes the power of the pipe organ in his final symphony, and Grieg offers a musical love letter to Norway.

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Emmanuel Tjeknavorian Conducts  
Kiron Atom Tellian Piano  
Bradley Hunter Welch Organ 

GRIEG Piano Concerto in A minor                
SAINT-SAËNS Symphony No. 3 in C minor, “Organ Symphony”

Saint-Saëns transforms the concert hall into a cavernous cathedral in his mighty “Organ Symphony.” A self-portrait in sound that channels the composer’s lifelong love of sacred music, this symphony unleashes the thunderous sound of the Lay Family Concert Organ as it scales the heights of spiritual euphoria. “I gave everything to it,” Saint-Saëns wrote of his final symphony, “What I have here accomplished I will never achieve again.” 

At the center of the program, Grieg’s Piano Concerto brims with an endless flow of melodies — from the heart-stopping avalanche of crashing chords that opens the work, to the central lullaby and the finale’s rollicking dance music. Pianist Kiron Atom Tellian brings his “incredible combination of sensitivity and taste” (Tennessean) to Grieg’s musical love letter to his native Norway. 

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Kiron Atom Tellian

Piano

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Bradley Hunter Welch

Resident Organist

Lay Family Chair

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