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New Brunswick Series 2
State Theatre
4 concerts, Saturday at 8 pm |
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SIMONE DINNERSTEIN
piano |
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| CLASSICAL VARIATIONS |
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Saturday, November 29 at 8 pm |
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THIERRY FISCHER conductor
SIMONE DINNERSTEIN piano |
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| Hailed by The Philadelphia Inquirer as being “in a league with any of the great Beethoven pianists of our time,” Simone Dinnerstein will captivate you with her brilliance in Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto. Enjoy contrasts of mood and style with Prokofiev’s “Classical” Symphony and Schubert’s Fourth Symphony. The Prokofiev is full of youthful energy, mischief and humor, while the Schubert, subtitled “Tragic,” is a mature statement by the then-19-year-old composer that revels in its own contrasts between dark and light. |
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MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN
piano |
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JÄRVI AND THE KEYBOARD
Paris: Fantasy & Discovery, week 1 |
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Saturday, January 10 at 8 pm |
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NEEME JÄRVI conductor
MARC-ANDRÉ HAMELIN piano |
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| Celebrate the French joie de vivre in the opening program of the 2009 Winter Festival. Applauded by The San Francisco Chronicle for his “breathtaking display of fiery virtuosity and interpretive subtlety,” Marc-André Hamelin treats you to a double bill of Ravel’s awe-inspiring Concerto for the Left Hand and Saint-Saëns’s Africa Fantasy, which offers an exciting tour of exotic lands and oriental undertones. Finally, Saint-Saëns’s “Organ” Symphony will blow the roof off with its sheer power and exploding colors. |
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| ARABELLA STEINBACHER violin |
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| RUSSIAN PASSION |
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Saturday, March 7 at 8 pm |
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ROSSEN MILANOV conductor
ARABELLA STEINBACHER violin |
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| According to The Chicago Tribune, Rossen Milanov is “one who bears watching by anyone who cares about the future of music.” In this program of Russian dance music, Glazunov’s delightful Concert Waltz will leave you dancing in the aisles, while Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances will grab you with its pulsing drive, assertive rhythms and animated waltzes. With an undeniably Russian flare, Prokofiev’s magical violin concerto rounds out this celebration of Russian passion. |
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ERIC WYRICK
violin |
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| VIVA ITALIA! |
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Saturday, April 25 at 8 pm |
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NEEME JÄRVI conductor
ERIC WYRICK violin |
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| Rachmaninoff’s tribute to Arcangelo Corelli opens this celebration of Italy. Then, concertmaster Eric Wyrick will thrill you with Italian composer Ferrucio Busoni’s romantic Violin Concerto. Finally, take a trip with Mendelssohn through the Italian countryside and enjoy the playfulness and joviality of his musical depictions of Italy. |
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