Concerto repertoire
Beethoven
Choral Fantasy, Op.80 *
Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op.56
Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15
Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, Op.58
Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, Op.73 'Emperor' *
Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue
Grieg
Piano Concerto in A minor, Op.16
Liszt
Piano Concerto No.1 in E-flat major, S.124
Piano Concerto No.2 in A major, S.125
Mendelssohn
Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Strings in D minor
Mozart
Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K.488
Prokofiev
Piano Concerto No.1 in D-flat major, Op.10
Piano Concerto No.3 in C major, Op.26
Piano Concerto No.5 in G major, Op.55 *
Rachmaninov
Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18
Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini
Ravel
Piano Concerto in G major *
Saint-Saëns
Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Op.22 *
Shostakovich
Piano Concerto No.2 in F major, Op.102
Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No.1 B-flat minor, Op. 23
* in preparation
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