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MTT conducts Opening Night in the South Bay

Ilya Yakushev, piano

Opening Night in the South Bay has never been better. Michael Tilson Thomas conducts a program of waltzes with rising talent Ilya Yakushev performing Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3. Join us for a post-concert champagne reception to kick off the 2009-10 season.

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Program Notes

Three Waltzes

Prokofiev: Concerto No. 3 in C major for Piano and Orchestra, Opus 26

Artist Biography: Ilya Yakushev

Conductor/Performers

Michael Tilson Thomas
conductor

Ilya Yakushev
piano

Program

Liszt

Mephisto Waltz No. 1

Ravel

La Valse

Rodgers

Carousel Waltz

Prokofiev

Piano Concerto No. 3

Performance Date(s)

Sat, Sep 12, 2009 8:00pm
Flint Center (Cupertino, CA)

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$15 to $71

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