Brahms: and-a-1, and-a-2...

Johannes Brahms

This Friday, October 20, affords a rare opportunity to hear both of Johannes Brahms' piano concertos on one day, and played by terrific pianists. At 1:30 p.m., the Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by James Levine and pianist Peter Serkin, will give a performance of Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2. At 8:00 p.m., the Bank of America Celebrity Series steps in with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy with pianist Hélène Grimaud for a performance of, among other works, Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1.

Two fine pianists make for a fine day of Brahms concertos at Symphony Hall mere hours apart. I'm just sayin'.

Thanks to Brian Bell at WGBH for the heads up...