We kick off the 2016-17 season with an exciting program of three works that are new to the orchestra.
Sunday, October 30, 2016, 2:00 pm
The Broadway Presbyterian Church
Michael F. Tietz, music director and principal conductor
Xiao Wang, violin
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 31 in D Major
"Paris," K. 297/300
Composed in 1778
Victoria Bond
Bridges
Composed in 2006
Johannes Brahms
Violin Concerto in D Major
Op. 77
Composed in 1878
Known commonly as the Christmas Concerto, this work was commissioned by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni and published posthumously in 1714. Read more →
Still writing under the influence of classically-oriented German masters like Mendelssohn and Brahms, scored the Serenade for a wind ensemble very similar to that of Mozart’s great Serenade for Thirteen Winds. Read more →
Heralded as a “promising new compositional voice” by the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Kansas City native Stephanie Berg’s music has been met with enthusiasm, and has been described as fun, creative, vivid and unabashedly cinematic. Read more →
The piece established Rachmaninoff's fame as a concerto composer and is one of his most enduringly popular pieces. Read more →
Nico Giacalone has recently won second prize in the International Mozart Competition in Vienna. He also graduated this past year with a Master’s Degree from the Mannes Conservatory and was awarded the Steinway Award for outstanding work as a performer and supportive classmate. Read more →
it will be good chance to enjoy my time in new york!