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Come here Juan Pérez Floristán – First Prize winner of the prestigious Santander Piano Competition in 2015 – perform Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Monterey Symphony! Felix Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4 ('Italian') will also be featured. Mendelssohn wrote in a letter from Rome to his sister, Fanny, that he thought Symphony No. 4 was the "jolliest" he had ever composed, inspired by the rich countryside and culture of Italy as he toured there from 1829-31. Johannes Brahms waited twenty-two years before writing his second piano concerto following his first, and it was worth the wait. Brahms himself premiered Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1881, which only furthered his reputation as a great composer and a great pianist, and it has been an audience pleaser since. Don't miss this chance to hear Brahms' stormy concerto and Mendelssohn's delightful symphony in this compelling Monterey Symphony concert.