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Brad Mehldau joins the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for 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." Also on the program are works by Brahms and Beethoven. The three-city tour includes stops in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, and the New York premiere at Carnegie Hall. Mehldau then kicks off a ten-day US tour of Mehliana, a new electric duo with drummer Mark Guiliana, and heads to Europe for a week of solo shows before a two-week Mehliana tour of Europe and the UK.

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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
Nov 10 Auditorio Nacional Madrid, SPAIN
      

Mehliana

Nov 14 Théâtre SortieOuest Béziers, FRANCE
Nov 15 Le Fil Saint-Etienne, FRANCE
Nov 16 Cargo de Nuit Arles, FRANCE
Nov 17 Ampere Club Munich, GERMANY
Nov 20 Fuzz'Yon La Roche Sur Yon Cedex, FRANCE
Nov 21 Barbican Hall London, UK
Nov 23 Kesselhaus Berlin, GERMANY
Nov 24 Mojo Club Hamburg, GERMANY
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

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    Brad Mehldau Joins Orpheus Chamber Orchestra for US Premiere of His New Piece; Launches Mehliana Tour with Mark Guiliana
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    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
    Nov 10 Auditorio Nacional Madrid, SPAIN
          

    Mehliana

    Nov 14 Théâtre SortieOuest Béziers, FRANCE
    Nov 15 Le Fil Saint-Etienne, FRANCE
    Nov 16 Cargo de Nuit Arles, FRANCE
    Nov 17 Ampere Club Munich, GERMANY
    Nov 20 Fuzz'Yon La Roche Sur Yon Cedex, FRANCE
    Nov 21 Barbican Hall London, UK
    Nov 23 Kesselhaus Berlin, GERMANY
    Nov 24 Mojo Club Hamburg, GERMANY
    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

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