Returning to The New York concert stage after a long absence, esteemed Italian pianist Sandro De Palma will present a recital on Sunday, December 3, 2017 at 7:30 pm at Weill Recital Hall (154 W. 57th Street), highlighted by the U.S. premiere of two works by rising, prize-winning Italian composer Sylvia Colasanti. The program - of music inspired by myth - also includes beloved keyboard works by Gluck, Clementi, and Liszt.

The program opens with the myth of Orpheus, the supremely gifted musician, beloved of Apollo, who attempts to rescue his dead wife from the underworld, represented by the "Dance of the blessed spirits" from Gluck's opera, Orfeo ed Euridice. It's followed by the extraordinary Sonata in G minor, Op. 50, No. 3, Didone abbandonata ("Dido abandoned") by Muzio Clementi.