Asheville Symphony Masterworks 1: Fellowship

Darko Butorac, conductor

Jakob Aumiller, piano

What does genius look like? Often it looks like community. Brahms crafted his exuberant First Piano Concerto through years of collaboration with close friends and mentors, including Clara Schumann who inspired the concerto’s dreamy second movement. Beethoven’s relentless Seventh Symphony — a personal favorite of his with its unyielding rhythmic drive — premiered at a charity concert performed by an orchestra of friends and fellow composers. Both works emerged from profound creative kinship and community, proof that greatness rarely stands alone.

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1

Beethoven: Symphony No.