The Reno PhilharmonicBeethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4

This concert explores the way composers reveal character through myth, intimacy, and deep hidden meanings—using the orchestra as a vehicle for personality and transformation. Mythic strength and modern voice meet as music shifts seamlessly between clarity, emotional depth, and expansive color. At the center is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Fourth Piano Concerto, led by returning audience favorite Ray Ushikubo, whose refined artistry brings quiet authority and lyric intensity to one of Beethoven’s most intimate statements. Elgar’s Enigma Variations closes the evening with one of the repertoire’s most compelling portraits of human connection that is richly orchestrated, deeply personal, and endlessly revealing.