Caroline Oltmanns

Caroline Oltmanns is a pianist scheduled to perform Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, the "Emperor," with the Akron Symphony Orchestra in March 2027. This appearance is the only information available in our directory about her career.

Listeners will hear Oltmanns as soloist in Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, nicknamed the "Emperor" for its grand, confident opening chords that the piano announces almost before the orchestra has settled in. The concerto moves from that bold first movement through a slow, hymn-like middle section into a dance-like finale full of rhythmic energy. On the same program, the orchestra plays a short new work by Wilding called "Emlanjeni (At the River)," Wagner's overture to his opera Tannhäuser, and Liszt's Mazeppa, a tone poem depicting a wild horseback ride. As this appears to be the only listing of Oltmanns's work in our directory, listeners should treat this concert as a first introduction to her playing rather than an established sense of her style.