Concerto Repertoire
“This man is a genius. He didn't know this piece three weeks ago. Thies has played with us three or four times and everybody is enamored with him."
-Jorge Mester, conductor (Mexico City Philharmonic)
"Conducting the Brahms Second Piano Concerto with Robert Thies was one of the most beautiful and deeply satisfying musical experiences of my life. His power, nuance, sensitivity, poetry and emotional intensity in the work made it an unforgettable performance for me and for the Louisville Orchestra musicians ."
-JoAnn Falletta, conductor (Buffalo Philharmonic)
"Robert Thies performed the Second Piano Concerto by Brahms with a freshness and depth that is reminiscent of some of the legendary pianists of decades past. Robert has all the technique and endurance to exceed every expectation. Some of his most extraordinary playing came in the beautiful slow movement, where his lyric playing was magical. Many of my musicians remarked how much they enjoyed playing with Robert."
-Joseph Giunta, conductor (Des Moines Symphony)
Adams, John
Grand Pianola Music
Bach
Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
Beethoven
Concerto no. 1 in C Major, op. 15
Concerto no. 2 in B-flat Major, op. 19
Concerto no. 3 in C minor, op. 37
Concerto no. 4 in G Major, op. 58
Concerto no. 5 in E-flat Major, op. 73
Brahms
Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15
Concerto no. 2 in B-flat Major, op. 83
Chopin
Concerto no. 1 in E minor, op. 11
Concerto no. 2 in F minor, op. 21
Copland
Piano Concerto (1926)
Dohnányi, Ernö
Variations on a Nursery Song, op. 25
Gershwin
Concerto in F
Rhapsody in Blue
Grieg
Concerto in A minor
Hindemith
Kammermusik No. 2, Op. 36 no. 1
Mozart
Concerto no. 9 in E-flat Major, K. 271
Concerto no. 10 in E-flat Major for Two Pianos, K. 365
Concerto no. 12 in A Major, K. 414
Concerto no. 17 in G Major, K. 453
Concerto no. 18 in B-flat Major, K. 456
Concerto no. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Concerto no. 21 in C Major, K. 467
Concerto no. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482
Concerto no. 23 in A Major, K. 488
Concerto no. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Concerto no. 25 in C Major, K. 503
Concerto no. 27 in B-Flat Major, K. 595
Phillips, Stu
Variations for Piano and Orchestra (World Premiere)
Poulenc
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra
Poulsen, James Viggo
Piano Concerto (premiere recording)
Prokofiev
Concerto no. 1 in D-Flat Major, op. 10
Concerto no. 2 in G Minor, op. 16
Concerto no. 3 in C Major, op. 26
Rachmaninoff
Concerto no. 2 in C minor, op. 18
Concerto no. 3 in D minor, op. 30
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, op. 43
Ravel
Concerto in G
Saint Saëns
Concerto no. 2 in G minor, op. 22
Schoenberg
Piano Concerto, op. 42
Schumann, Clara
Concerto in A minor, op. 7
Schumann, Robert
Concerto in A minor, op. 54
Shostakovich
Concerto no. 1 for Piano, Trumpet, and Strings, op. 35
Concerto no. 2 in F Major, op. 102
Szpilman, Wladislaw
Concertino
Tchaikovsky
Concerto no. 1 in B-flat minor, op. 23