Pianist and composer Brad Mehldau joins the New York-based Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for three nights of performances featuring the US premiere of his Variations on a Melancholy Theme, which he says sounds “as if Brahms woke up one day and had the blues.” Indeed, the concert program also includes Brahms's Liebeslieder-Walzer, Op. 52, and Beethoven's Symphony No. 3, "Eroica." The brief tour begins at Mechanics Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts, on Friday, followed by a performance at the Williams Center for the Arts at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, next Tuesday, and, finally, the New York premiere in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium on Wednesday, October 9, marking the start of Orpheus's 41st season. Mehldau and the orchestra gave the world premiere of his Variations on a Melancholy Theme as part of a European tour together in November 2012.
Following these concerts with Orpheus, Brad Mehldau kicks off a ten-day US tour in a new electric duo with drummer Mark Guiliana called Mehliana. The tour begins with two sets at The Triple Door in Seattle on October 16 and includes shows in San Francisco and Los Angeles, as well as stops in Illinois, Ohio, and Massachusetts. Mehldau then heads to Europe for a week of solo shows before he and Guiliana reunite for a two-week Mehliana tour of Europe and the UK. See below for all of Mehldau's currently scheduled tour dates. For additional details and tickets, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
In 2012, Brad Mehldau released two albums on Nonesuch Records with his Trio, featuring Larry Grenadier on bass and Jeff Ballard on drums: Ode, a recording of 11 previously unreleased songs composed by Mehldau, and Where Do You Start, comprising the Trio’s interpretations of ten tunes by other composers, along with one Mehldau original. In May 2013, Nonesuch released Joshua Redman's new album, Walking Shadows, which Brad Mehldau produced and on which he performed.
BRAD MEHLDAU ON TOUR
with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Oct 4 |
Mechanics Hall |
Worcester, MA |
Oct 8 |
Williams Center for the Arts, Lafayette College |
Easton, PA |
Oct 9 |
Stern Auditorium, Carnegie Hall |
New York, NY |
Mehliana
Oct 16 |
The Triple Door |
Seattle, WA |
Oct 17 |
The Independent |
San Francisco, CA |
Oct 18&19 |
Largo at the Coronet |
Los Angeles, CA |
Oct 22 |
SPACE |
Evanston, IL |
Oct 23 |
Wexner Center for the Arts |
Columbus, OH |
Oct 25 |
Iron Horse |
Northampton, MA |
Oct 26 |
The Sinclair |
Cambridge, MA |
Brad Mehldau solo
Nov 4 |
Christuskirche Mannheim |
Mannheim, GERMANY |
Nov 5 |
Ferenc Liszt Music Academy of Music |
Budapest, HUNGARY |
Nov 7 |
Concertgebouw |
Amsterdam, NETHERLANDS |
Nov 8 |
Théâtre de Vevey |
Vevey, SWITZERLAND
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Nov 10 |
Auditorio Nacional |
Madrid, SPAIN
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Mehliana
Nov 14 |
Théâtre SortieOuest |
Béziers, FRANCE |
Nov 15 |
Le Fil |
Saint-Etienne, FRANCE
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Nov 16 |
Cargo de Nuit |
Arles, FRANCE |
Nov 17 |
Ampere Club |
Munich, GERMANY
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Nov 20 |
Fuzz'Yon |
La Roche Sur Yon Cedex, FRANCE |
Nov 21 |
Barbican Hall |
London, UK
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Nov 23 |
Kesselhaus |
Berlin, GERMANY
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Nov 24 |
Mojo Club |
Hamburg, GERMANY
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Nov 25 |
Auditorium Parco della Musica |
Rome, ITALY |
Nov 26 |
Opéra de Monte Carlo |
Monte Carlo, MONACO |
Nov 27 |
Karlstorbahnhof |
Heidelberg, GERMANY |
Nov 29 |
Moods |
Zurich, SWITZERLAND |
Brad Mehldau solo
Dec 1 |
National Concert Hall |
Dublin, IRELAND |
Brad Mehldau Trio
Feb 26 |
Stadtcasino |
Basel, SWITZERLAND |
Feb 28 |
Maison des Arts Thonon-Evian |
Thonon-les-Bains, FRANCE |
Mar 2 |
Teatro Ristori Verona |
Verona, ITALY |
Mar 4 |
L'Auditorium |
Lyon, FRANCE |
Mar 8 |
L'Onde |
Velizy, FRANCE |
Mar 11 |
Maison des Arts |
Creteil, FRANCE |
Mar 12 |
La Coursive |
La Rochelle, FRANCE |
Mar 13 |
Espace Capreaux |
Courbevoie, FRANCE |
Mar 18 |
Mansion de la Culture |
Amiens, FRANCE |
Apr 2 |
Walt Disney Concert Hall* |
Los Angeles, CA |
Apr 8 |
McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center** |
Minneapolis, MN |
Apr 9 |
McGuire Theater, Walker Art Center |
Minneapolis, MN |
Apr 12 |
Miniaci Performing Arts Center |
Davie, FL |
Apr 17 |
Loeb Playhouse |
West Lafayette, IN |
Apr 19 |
Folly Theater |
Kansas City, MO |
Apr 20 |
Blue Note Club |
Columbia, MO |
Apr 24 |
Sixth & I Historic Synagogue |
Washington, DC |
Apr 25 |
Manchester Craftsman Guild |
Pittsburgh, PA |
Apr 26 |
Massey Hall |
Toronto, ON |
Apr 27 |
Palais Montcalm |
Quebec, PQ |
May 6-11 |
Village Vanguard |
New York, NY |
* Brad Mehldau Trio & Joshua Redman Quartet
** Brad Mehldau & Chris Thile duo