BRILLIANCE IN MOTION - Season Opener

Schedule

Sat Oct 24 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-04:00
Location

Merkin Concert Hall | Manhattan, NY

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PEGASUS 10TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
Pegasus: The Orchestra kicks off its 10th Anniversary Season at Merkin Hall with Brilliance in Motion, a program shaped by brilliance, momentum, and orchestral imagination. Led by Founder, Artistic Director, and Principal Conductor Karén Hakobyan, the evening brings together three distinctive voices united by clarity, propulsion, and a powerful sense of theatrical and symphonic direction.
The concert opens with Glinka’s Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila, a dazzling curtain-raiser filled with elegance, speed, and luminous orchestral color. Nielsen’s Symphony No. 1 follows, a bold early work already revealing the composer’s independent voice, restless harmonic energy, and striking command of large-scale symphonic form.
After intermission, the program culminates with Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, one of the twentieth century’s most electrifying works for piano and orchestra. Pianist Reed Tetzloff, praised by Richard Goode as “a musician of great authority” and hailed for his “richly communicative” performances and “magical tone,” brings clarity, intelligence, and intensity to Prokofiev’s brilliant concerto writing.
From Glinka’s theatrical sparkle to Nielsen’s symphonic momentum and Prokofiev’s razor-sharp virtuosity, the program launches Pegasus’s anniversary season with energy, elegance, and bold artistic direction.
TICKETS: $40-$60*
www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/PegasusBrilliance/
*$30 senior and $15 student tickets are available.
Call the box office at 212 501 3330.
Reed Tetzloff, piano
Karén Hakobyan, conductor
Pegasus: The Orchestra
PROGRAM
GLINKA – Overture to Ruslan and Lyudmila
NIELSEN – Symphony No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 7
PROKOFIEV – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Major, Op. 26
“Karén Hakobyan’s Brahms Fourth with Pegasus: The Orchestra is a shattering experience not to be missed.” — Fanfare Magazine
“Pegasus is a truly first-rate ensemble.” — New York Concert Review
“Reed Tetzloff has been hailed for his ‘richly communicative’ performances and ‘magical tone.’” — The Cincinnati Enquirer
www.pegasustheorchestra.org
www.reedtetzloff.com
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