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Three Notch’d Road: The Virginia Baroque Ensemble specializes in the performance of historical repertoires from both sides of the Atlantic.
Pianist John Owings concert for the Crystal Valley Concert Series features works by Beethoven, Ravel and Chopin.
Several times during his career, John Owings has prepared and performed the complete cycle of 32 Beethoven piano sonatas. For his first concert engagement post-lockdown, Owings seized on precisely the right one for the occasion. The Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Opus 110, is a musical depiction of Beethovenâs own health traumas and his return to vitality. Its restorative powers are a perfect fit for a zeitgeist that sees a society ravaged by COVID-19 start to thrive again after weathering heavy losses. Owings performs a recital May 30 as part of the Crystal Valley Concert Series i...