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All Tchaikovsky

8:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Details about All Tchaikovsky
ALL TCHAIKOVSKY
Saturday, February 4, 2012, 8 PM
Sunday, February 5, 2012, 3 PM
Gold Medal winner of the XIV International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
This all-Tchaikovsky concert begins with the Polonaise, an energetic dance from the composer’s opera Eugene Onegin. The Gold Medal winner of the XIV International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, held in Moscow in June 2011, will be the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a majestic yet virtuosic work. Tchaikovsky briefly considered composing an opera based on Romeo and Juliet, but instead, in 1880, completed it as an overture-fantasy, in which some of the themes represent specific character and plot developments of Shakespeare’s iconic play. Commissioned to compose the festive 1812 Overture to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Czar Alexander II’s ascension to the throne, Tchaikovsky commemorated the clash between French and Russian military forces using folk songs, hymns and the national anthems of their countries. The overture is traditionally performed at July 4th celebrations.
TCHAIKOVSKY Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
A free pre-concert lecture will be offered at 6:45 pm on Feb 4th and at 1:45 pm on Feb 5th.
Sponored by Ameriprise Financial
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All Tchaikovsky

8:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Details about All Tchaikovsky
ALL TCHAIKOVSKY
Saturday, February 4, 2012, 8 PM
Sunday, February 5, 2012, 3 PM
Gold Medal winner of the XIV International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
This all-Tchaikovsky concert begins with the Polonaise, an energetic dance from the composer’s opera Eugene Onegin. The Gold Medal winner of the XIV International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition, held in Moscow in June 2011, will be the soloist in Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a majestic yet virtuosic work. Tchaikovsky briefly considered composing an opera based on Romeo and Juliet, but instead, in 1880, completed it as an overture-fantasy, in which some of the themes represent specific character and plot developments of Shakespeare’s iconic play. Commissioned to compose the festive 1812 Overture to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Czar Alexander II’s ascension to the throne, Tchaikovsky commemorated the clash between French and Russian military forces using folk songs, hymns and the national anthems of their countries. The overture is traditionally performed at July 4th celebrations.
TCHAIKOVSKY Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
TCHAIKOVSKY Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
TCHAIKOVSKY 1812 Overture
A free pre-concert lecture will be offered at 6:45 pm on Feb 4th and at 1:45 pm on Feb 5th.
Sponored by Ameriprise Financial
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Brian Ganz Chopin Project

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Details about Brian Ganz Chopin Project
BRIAN GANZ CHOPIN PROJECT
Saturday, February 11, 2012, 8 PM
Brian Ganz, piano
Continuing his quest to perform all of Fryderyk Chopin s works over the next decade, pianist Brian Ganz will explore the theme of dances and fantasies in his second Chopin recital at the Music Center at Strathmore. Ganz, a prizewinner in the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium and the Marguerite Long-Jacques Thibaud (Paris) International Piano Competitions, has performed as a soloist with such orchestras as the National Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony, St. Petersburg Philharmonic and Paris s L’Orchestre Lamoureux.
One comes away from a recital by pianist Brian Ganz not only exhilarated by the power of the performance but also moved by his search for artistic truth (The Washington Post).
ALL CHOPIN :
Fantaisie, Op. 49
Fantaisie-Impromptu, Op. 66
Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61
Impromptu No. 2, Op. 36
4 Mazurkas, Op. 6
2 Polonaises, Op. 40
Waltz in A-flat Major, Op. 42
Andante Spianato and Grande Polonaise Brillante in E-flat Major, Op. 22
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All Bach

8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Details about All Bach
ALL BACH
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 8 PM
Nurit Bar-Josef, violin Julie Keim, soprano
David Whiteside, flute Magdalena Wór, mezzo-soprano
Nicolette Oppelt, flute Robert Breault, tenor
Mark Hill, oboe Christòpheren Nomura, baritone
Chris Gekker, trumpet
Piotr Gajewski, conductor
Few musical works are as beloved and as often performed as the six Brandenburg Concertos of J. S. Bach, which display a light side of Bach’s extraordinary genius. Each of the six celebrated concertos highlights a different instrumental combination. The appealing and popular Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 features four soloists: flute, violin, oboe and trumpet, with strings and basso continuo. In the Brandenburg Concerto No. 4, Bach’s unusual combination of a violin and a pair of flutes offers a range of effects from
brilliant virtuosity to compelling sweetness. In 1723, Bach composed his towering
masterpiece, the joyous and dramatic Magnificat, for soloists, chorus and orchestra. First performed on Christmas, the celebratory work conveys Mary’s great joy and profound humility in response to the news that she had been chosen to give birth to the Messiah.
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F Major
BACH Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major
BACH Magnificat in D Major
A free pre-concert lecture will be offered at 6:45 pm .
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