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Kertész was a master interpreter who breathed life into the music he conducted. We’ll hear that ability on display in recordings of music by Dvořák and Brahms.

It’s the weekend before the 247th celebration of our nation’s independence. We have an all-American lineup that will make the perfect soundtrack for your own celebration.

Kertész used his experience in the opera house to shape a masterful interpretation of Mozart’s Symphony No. 39. We’ll also hear music by Beethoven and his Hungarian countryman, Zoltan Kodaly.

Kertész, one in the long line of great Hungarian conductors, had a huge repertoire and masterful skills at interpreting music. In the first show of this series featuring him, we’ll hear examples of how be inspired both musicians and audiences.

Beethoven was a virtuoso pianist and there's no better way to showcase his gifts than in the piano concerti he composed. We’ll hear selections from a new recording of the complete Beethoven piano concerti featuring the impeccable playing of Garrick Ohlsson.

With his third piano concerto, Beethoven truly found his own voice. His chaotic life almost sabotaged the premiere, but the music was more powerful than chaos. Enjoy this remarkable recording with Arturo Toscanini conducting and Myra Hess on piano.

While published second, this is the first mature piano concerto Beethoven wrote. It was also his first large-scale orchestral work. It’s a work full of youthful exuberance that also has the stamp of originality and genius. We’ll explore it through two performances with a common thread.

Beethoven’s final piano concerto was the only one he never performed. His deafness robbed him of that experience, but what he imagined in his mind is truly glorious. Hear a fascinating, intensely personal interpretation by Glenn Gould that gives new perspective to this very familiar masterpiece.

In the final program of this profile, Kertész leads music of Vaughan Williams, Respighi, and Bartok. In music ranging from the sacred to the profane, he demonstrates uncanny ability to draw from each genre characteristic and compelling performances.

Beethoven was a virtuoso pianist and there was no better way to showcase his gifts than in the piano concerti he composed. Hear selections from a new recording of the complete Beethoven piano concerti featuring the impeccable playing of Garrick Ohlsson, one of my favorite pianists.