MOZART'S PIANO CONCERTO IN D MINOR, K. 466: ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF INTERPRETATION AND PERFORMANCE D.M.A Document Presented in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Musical Arts in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University By Mei-Na Hsu, B.F.A., M.M. The Ohio State University 1994 D.M.A. Committee: Approved by Jerry E. Lowder, Adviser é€ Donald Gren, Co-Adviser 7 nee James Gallagher Co-Adviser School of MusicDEDICATED TO My parents for their endless love and support and to my husband, Chien-Seng Hwang for his patience and encouragementACKNOWLEDGMENTS | wish to express my sincere appreciation and gratitude to my adviser, Dr. Jerry E. Lowder, for his time, valuable guidance, and inspiration throughout the preparation of this document. As an adviser, he has always been there for counseling and has been instrumental in advising me. also thank the reading committee, Dr, Donald Gren and Dr. James Gallagher for thei time, comments, and assistance during my research. | also wish to express my gratitude to Dr. Rosemary Platt, for her valuable guidance and constant support throughout my graduate studies, and | especially appreciate her piano instruction during the last year of my Doctoral study. | am greatly indebted to Mr. Earl Wild for his distinguished piano instruction and inspiration over the past five years. | thank and respect him for his contributions to music and for his dedication to the Arts. Ultimately, | offer deep thanks to my husband, Chien-Seng, for his unceasing support and encouragement, which was my strongest motivation and assistance. | am truly grateful to my parents for their endless love, understanding, and support.