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Carnegie Hall Presents

Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Paul Lewis Performs Beethoven
Thursday, February 12, 2026 8 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
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Andrew Manze, Paul Lewis
Andrew Manze by Benjamin Ealovega, Paul Lewis by Kaupo Kikkas
English pianist Paul Lewis is one of the world’s most sought-after Beethoven interpreters, known for “subtle but authoritative” (London’s The Times) interpretations of the composer’s concertos. In his Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage debut, he performs the sublime Piano Concerto No. 4 with Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) and esteemed conductor Andrew Manze. The program also pairs two playfully constructed works: Haydn’s so-called “Palindrome” Symphony, nicknamed for its “Minuetto al Roverso”; and John Adams’s similarly intricate Fearful Symmetries, commissioned and premiered by OSL under Adams’s baton in 1988. Adams calls the rhythmically charged, popularly choreographed piece “seriously aerobic … a Pantagruel boogie with a thrusting, grinding beat.”

Performers

Orchestra of St. Luke's
Andrew Manze, Conductor
Paul Lewis, Piano

Program

HAYDN Symphony No. 47 in G Major

JOHN ADAMS Fearful Symmetries

BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4

Event Duration

The printed program will last approximately two hours, including one 20-minute intermission.
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At a Glance

Conductor Andrew Manze leads Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) in an exciting program of orchestral works. First is Joseph Haydn’s droll Symphony No. 47 (“The Palindrome”), followed by John Adams’s rhythmic wonder Fearful Symmetries, originally an OSL commission from 1988. Finally, acclaimed piano soloist Paul Lewis joins OSL and Manze in Beethoven’s iconic and innovative Piano Concerto No. 4.

Bios

Orchestra of St. Luke’s

Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) features the city’s most talented concert musicians and makes its artistic home at Carnegie Hall, where it has performed more than any other ...

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Andrew Manze

Andrew Manze is widely celebrated as one of the most stimulating and inspirational conductors of his generation. He held the position of chief conductor of the NDR Radiophilharmonie in ...

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Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis is internationally recognized as one of the leading interpreters of the Central-European piano repertoire. His acclaimed performances and recordings of Beethoven and Schubert ...

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