Beethoven's Emperor: Leaders & Pathbreakers by Tower, Ellington, D., Beethoven, Från (2025/2025), Dirigent David Danzmayr, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, USA

Composed while the Napoleonic Wars raged outside his door, Beethoven's heroic piano concerto receives a powerhouse performance from the world-renowned Yefim Bronfman, who brings "fire and poetry" (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) to each epic moment. And Duke Ellington connects past and present in the jazzy dreamscapes of Three Black Kings, his soulful tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr.