Anton Nel, winner of the first prize in the 1987 Naumburg International Piano Competition at Carnegie Hall continues to enjoy a remarkable and multifaceted career that has taken him to North and South America, Europe, Asia, and South Africa.

Highlights of Mr. Nel’s four decades of concertizing include performances with the Cleveland Orchestra, the symphonies of Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Seattle, Detroit, and London, among many others. (He has an active repertoire of more than 100 works for piano and orchestra.) An acclaimed Beethoven interpreter, Anton Nel has performed the concerto cycle several times, most notably on two consecutive evenings with the Cape Philharmonic in 2005.

Additionally, he has performed all-Beethoven solo recitals, complete cycles of the violin and cello works, and most recently a highly successful run of the Diabelli Variations as part of Moises Kaufman’s play 33 Variations.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “Jeunehomme” Piano Concerto (Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major, K. 271) is widely regarded as one of the composer’s first truly great masterpieces. Written in 1777 when Mozart was just 21 years old, the work broke new ground with its bold opening, expressive lyricism, and dazzling interplay between soloist and orchestra. The concerto moves seamlessly from moments of brilliance and humor to passages of remarkable emotional depth, particularly in its hauntingly beautiful slow movement. Its energetic and virtuosic finale brings the work to an exhilarating close, revealing the creativity, sophistication, and dramatic flair that would define Mozart’s greatest music.