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7:30 PM pre-concert performance with The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
SHOSTAKOVICH (arr. Barshai) Chamber Symphony in F Major, Op. 73a (arrangement of the String Quartet No. 3)

He made his name as a jazz pianist, but Brad Mehldau—the first jazz artist to hold Carnegie Hall’s Richard and Barbara Debs Composer’s Chair—also writes music that is stunning and delicate. Highway Rider is his latest work; critics responding to the recording of this 11-piece suite released in January have heralded it as his most mature artistic statement to date. Hear Mehldau, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and guests bring this piece to life in Zankel Hall.