by Nancy Raileanu | Dec 19, 2019 | 2020-2021 Saturday Series
THE GOLD-PRIZE PIANIST Guest Artist: Haochen Zhang, piano Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, “Classical” Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 —intermission— Schubert: Symphony No. 6 Since his gold medal win at the Thirteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2009,...
by Nancy Raileanu | Dec 19, 2019 | 2020-2021 Saturday Series
THE MASTER VIOLINIST Guest Artist:Noah Bendix-Balgley, violin & composition Torelli: Christmas Concerto Bach: Violin Concerto No. 2 Bendix-Balgley, Noah: Fidl-Fantazye: A Klezmer Concerto for Violin and Orchestra —intermission— Gál, Hans: Suite, Der Zauberspiegel...
by Nancy Raileanu | Dec 19, 2019 | 2020-2021 Saturday Series
THE GEN-Z CELLIST Guest Artist: Zlatomir Fung, cello Gounod: Petite symphonie Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme –intermission— Auerbach, Lera: “Eterniday” (Homage to W.A. Mozart) Mozart: Symphony No. 40 The first American in four decades and...
by Nancy Raileanu | Dec 19, 2019 | 2020-2021 Saturday Series
THE CONDUCTING PIANIST Guest Artist: Jeffrey Kahane, conducting/piano Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 22 —intermission— Shaw, Caroline: Entr’acte Haydn: Symphony No. 92 “Oxford” Equally at home at the piano or on the podium, Jeffrey Kahane is recognized around the...
by Nancy Raileanu | Dec 19, 2019 | 2020-2021 Saturday Series
YOUR IRIS ORCHESTRA Walton: The Wise Virgins: Suite Foote: Francesca da Rimini; Symphonic Prologue —intermission– Brahms: Symphony No. 2 To conclude the 2020-2021 season, we have chosen to highlight what makes us truly unique: our own Iris musicians. Beginning...
