Emanuel Ax has long championed Brahms's inventive works for keyboard. In 2013–2014's Brahms: Then and Now, Ax spotlights the enduring legacy of this seminal composer with this series of concerts, performing works by Brahms alongside compositions by Nico Muhly, Anders Hillborg, Brett Dean, and Missy Mazzoli, commissioned as homages to the iconoclast. These inventive programs highlight Brahms’s bold approach to harmony and melody, and his dynamic craftsmanship, inspiring a whole new generation of compositional voices.
More information about Brahms: Then and Now is available here.