Per Tengstrand presents Musical Evenings with Nordic Stars: Edvard Grieg & Franz Liszt. $20 ($15 ASF Members) – Dinner & a Concert rates do not apply

Swedish pianist Per Tengstrand performs a series of concerts with distinguished guest musicians highlighting the repertoire of Scandinavian chamber music and its composers.

Considered by many the pianist of all pianists, Liszt was 32 years Edvard Grieg's senior – Grieg was still a student in Leipzig when he first heard the composer play. At first rather cool in his impressions of the piano master, Grieg came to admire Liszt greatly. Overtime Liszt became a mentor to Grieg, giving the young Norwegian recognition, encouragement, and support.

In the year that marks the 200th anniversary of Franz Liszt’s birth, Per Tengstrand will play two masterpieces by each composer: Grieg's most serious piano work, Ballade in G minor, Op. 24, and Liszt's Sonata in B-minor, one of the greatest solo works of the Romantic era.

This series is made possible in part by a generous grant from The Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation.