Garrick Ohlsson: "Why Chopin? and Other Questions"
Winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, pianist Garrick Ohlsson is regarded as one of the world's leading performers of the music of Frédéric Chopin. He is also noted for his masterly performances of the works of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, as well as the Romantic repertoire. In his 2009-2010 season, Mr. Ohlsson has performed with the New York Philharmonic, the BBC Scottish Symphony, and the St. Peter*****urg Philarmonic, as well as the symphony orchestras of San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Vancouver, Indianapolis, San Diego, Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Baltimore.
Part of the Part of the Townsend Center for the Humanities' Forum on the Humanities and the Public World.