Sunday, May 7, 2006, 2:00 pm
The Broadway Presbyterian Church, New York
Featuring
Michael F. Tietz, music director and principal conductor
Daniel Khalikov, violin
Rafal Jezierski, ‘cello
Coming Soon
Concerto Grosso Op. 6 No. 8
Known commonly as the Christmas Concerto, this work was commissioned by Cardinal Pietro Ottoboni and published posthumously in 1714. Read more →
Serenade in E-flat Major
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 →
Ravish and Mayhem
A New York City premiere! 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 →
Piano Concerto No. 2
The piece established Rachmaninoff's fame as a concerto composer and is one of his most enduringly popular pieces. Read more →
Nico Giacalone, piano
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 →