Brahms' Symphony

We recently attended a free concert at the Henderson Pavilion, just up the street, performed by our local Henderson Symphony Orchestra honoring the classical mastery of Johannes Brahms. Pianist Mykola Suk provided a masterful performance demonstrating Brahms’ blending of pianistic effects, epic mood, grand classical concepts and thrilling technical difficulties in a collaboration with the symphony on Brahms’ masterpiece Piano Concerto #1 in d minor, op. 1. The orchestra concluded the Brahms tribute with his fateful Symphony #1 in c minor, Op. 68.

Mykola Suk gave a brilliant performance with a passion rarely seen. Over time, he has concertized in solo recitals, as a soloist with major orchestras under leading conductors (recently with the Russian National Symphony under Mikhail Pletnev), and at chamber music festivals throughout the former USSR, North America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and Asia. Mr. Suk has recorded for the Melodya, Russian Disc, Hungaraton, Melda and Troppe Note/Cambria labels.

Mykola Suk is currently an Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Nevada , Las Vegas . Professor Suk studied at the Kiev Special Music School, and at the Moscow Conservatory with Lev Vlasenko. In 1971 he received the First Prize and Gold Medal at the International Liszt-Bartok Competition in Budapest. Professor Suk has formerly been on the faculties of the Kiev and Moscow Conservatories, the New England Conservatory in Boston, and Columbia University .