Praised for his imagination, power and precision, world-renowned pianist Emanuel Ax returns to NWS for a night dedicated to the ultimate Romantic: Johannes Brahms. With a gypsy, tour-de-force finale, Brahms’ Piano Quartet in G minor was given a symphonic make-over in the hands of Arnold Schoenberg in 1937, who dubbed it “Brahms’ Fifth Symphony.” Ax will shine in Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto, another symphony in disguise, as its poignant and impassioned melodies will leave you mesmerized.