John Kimura Parker - "Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2

On Saturday evening, February 26 at 8:00 Music Director LARRY RACHLEFF returns to the podium for a concert that features Pianist JON KIMURA PARKER in a performance of Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83. The Orchestra opens the concert with Wagner’s Lohengrin: Prelude, Act III and also performs R. Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra, TrV 176, op. 30. Always a Philharmonic favorite, internationally acclaimed pianist JON KIMURA PARKER's extraordinary career has taken him from Carnegie Hall and London's Royal Festival Hall to Baffin Island and Zimbabwe. A true Canadian ambassador of music, Mr. Parker has given two command performances for Queen Elizabeth II, special performances for the United States Supreme Court and has performed for the Prime Ministers of Canada and Japan. He is an Officer of The Order of Canada, his country's highest civilian honor. For more information about "Jackie" please log on to his website: kimura.com. TICKETS ON SALE NOW PHONE: (401) 248-7000 ONLINE: www.riphil.org, http IN PERSON: Mon - Fri 9-4:30 RI Philharmonic Box Office 667 Waterman Ave East Providence, RI 02914

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