TCHAIKOVSKY’s FIRST PIANO CONCERTO

Saturday, March 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM | The Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts & Sciences

Your ticket to this concert gets you FREE ENTRY to the special pre-show “Spotlight Sessions” performance by The CapRockers at 6 PM in the BHH Lobby.

Presented by City Bank, member FDIC

Although dismissed by Tchaikovsky’s peers as “worthless,” the composer refused to alter a single note of his first piano concerto. His unyielding confidence in the piece resulted in what is now one of the most beloved piano concertos in history.

Mendelssohn Overture to Fair Melusina

Nielsen Symphony No. 1

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1

Jon Kimura Parker piano

Jon Kimura Parker is the Artistic Director of the Honens International Piano Competition, a Gold Medal winner of the Leeds International Piano Competition, and Creative Partner at the Minnesota Orchestra.

Peter Bay conductor

Peter Bay is the Music Director of the Austin Symphony and a Laureate of the famed Stokowski Conducting Competition.

The CapRockers classic rock band based in LBK

The CapRockers have opened for major touring acts such as ZZ Top, Ted Nugent, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Restless Heart, Travis Tritt, Steve Wariner, The Band Perry, and countless others.

Brad Green keyboard & vocals

Jeff Nicholson lead vocals & guitar

Michael Corbin lead guitar & vocals

Greg Hodges bass, guitar, & vocals

Phillip Brown drums & vocals

This performance is also made possible in part through the CH Foundation; Helen Jones Foundation, Inc.; and, a grant from the City of Lubbock, as recommended by Civic Lubbock, Inc.