Brahms and Tchaikovsky with Shunta Morimoto, Scott Dunn, Nathan Le & the Four Seasons Orchestra

This Concert is Presented by Parnassus Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing classical music, opera and art to Southern California.

”Music has always been my first, and strongest, language to communicate with people from different countries and backgrounds.” - Shunta Morimoto

”[Scott Dunn] is a conductor of great promise… All of the elements (of the concerto) came together to give the audience an experience closer to heaven than most of us will get in this lifetime.” - The East Hampton Star

FEATURED ARTISTS:

Shunta Morimoto, piano
Nathan Le, cello
The Four Seasons Orchestra
Scott Dunn, conductor

PROGRAM:

ROMANTIC TITANS

TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op.33

INTERMISSION

BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Maestoso
Adagio
Rondo: Allegro

SHUNTA MORIMOTO
Shunta Morimoto was born in Kyoto, Japan, in December 2004. From a very early age he showed remarkable pianistic gifts. At the age of twelve, he won the prestigious first prize of the Piano Teachers Association of Japan, as well as the Fukuda Scholarship Award, one of the most important prizes for a Japanese musician today. This scholarship allowed him to study with some of the leading pianists and pedagogues in the world. He took part in the Van Cliburn Junior Competition in Dallas, Texas, in May 2019 to much public acclaim and his extraordinary performances went viral on the internet, gaining him a large global following of admirers, musicians and critics.

SCOTT DUNN

Noted for his advocacy of American and contemporary music, conductor, arranger and pianist Scott Dunn has a special interest in cross-over and film composers – ranging from George Gershwin and Richard Rodney Bennett to Leonard Rosenman and Danny Elfman. As conductor, Dunn has served as Associate Conductor for the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra since 2012 and previously held positions at Pittsburgh, Glimmerglass and New York City Operas. He also serves as music director for the Parnassus Society and regularly presents opera in concert at the Soka Performing Arts Center with his Parnassus Society Orchestra.