Stephen Hough: No phones, please, between bars 123-176; 185-199…

The pianist has issued the following advisory to musically informed audiences at Birmingham’s Symphony Hall:

I'm really excited to be playing Brahms 1 next season with one of my favourite orchestras: @TheCBSO I'm happy to be filmed on phones by the audience except for the following bars when I really need to concentrate and could be distracted:

— Stephen Hough (@houghhough) May 2, 2024

1st movement: 91-118; 123-176; 185-199; 226-341; 352 to end;
2nd movement: 14-19; 21-27; 29-30; 33-58; 71 to end;
3rd movement: 1-36; 46-98; 122-167; 188-238; 275-333; 337-368; 376-410; 418-426; 434-442; 448 to end.

— Stephen Hough (@houghhough) May 2, 2024

The bars he cites amount to the total contributions of the soloist in this concerto.