Pianist Mao Fujita and the Cleveland Orchestra delivered a rousing performance of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 that brought the crowd at Blossom Music Center on Saturday night to its feet for a standing ovation.
Pianist Mao Fujita performed Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 Saturday, Aug. 19, with the Cleveland Orchestra at Blossom Music Center.CUYAHOGA FALLS, Ohio — The Cleveland Orchestra went into Saturday’s concert at Blossom Music Center with more than a few unknowns. It’s not every week that this ensemble tackles a pair of new pieces, welcomes both a debuting conductor and soloist, and even takes a risk with the order of the evening’s program.
Fortunately, Fujita is no stranger to high-stakes settings for this concerto. The 24-year-old pianist made his name, in part, with a silver-medal-winning performance of the piece at the 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition. At Blossom, he sounded every bit the sensitive showman, bringing polish and a light touch to a work that, in other interpretations, can be bogged down by bombastic technique.
To open the program, guest conductor Ryan Bancroft led the first Cleveland Orchestra performances of two pieces that some listeners might have sworn they recognized. Both works invite a feeling of familiarity .
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