Influence and Individuality
Saturday Symphony 2
Composed in New York in 1919, Prokofiev’s Overture on Hebrew Themes was written for a Russian Sextet whose members gave the composer a notebook of Jewish folksongs for inspiration. Praised for his “sparkling pianism and innate sense of partnership” (Le Salon de musiques), pianist Vijay Venkatesh, a 2017 Festival alumnus, will shine in Saint-Saens’ Piano Concerto No. 2. Tchaikovsky’s late Romantic masterpiece Serenade for Strings, has long been hailed as one of the composer’s greatest triumphs.
Program
JEFFREY KAHANE, CONDUCTOR
PROKOFIEV
Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
Zachary West, clarinet; Karisa Chiu, violin; Ju-Eun (Grace) Lee, violin; Nicholas Pelletier, viola; Daniel Kaler, cello; Mathilde Handelsman, piano
SAINT-SAËNS
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 22
Vijay Venkatesh, piano
TCHAIKOVSKY
Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48
Featuring
Concert Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor:
Jack Buhsmer
Alexander Kerr Sponsor:
The Sylarn Foundation in memory of Sylvia Cohodas
Co-Producing Sponsors:
Billy Robinson
Dr. Deborah Hamm and Hillel Bennett
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