Season 2009 - 2010
Maestro’s MusingsSat. 10 October 2009
Traditional Austrian Connections
Sun. 15 November 09
Chopin’s French ConnectionsSat. 19 December 09
Timeless Christmas ConnectionsSat. 30 January 2010
The Classical / Jazz ConnectionSat. 6 March 2010
“20 + 10” Springtime Connections
Sat. 10 April 2010
German Romantic Connections
Special Events:
Sat 5 September 2009
Symphony-at-the-Pier
Saturday 10 APRIL – 7:30 PM
Our dear friend and colleague, Sasha Starcevich shines in Piano Music by Beethoven ! Beethoven’s Piano Concertos are incredibly powerful and dynamic works, but the Fourth Concerto begins from nowhere, as if the pianist is all alone in a distant room. Majesty reigns supreme, however, in this noble and elegant work.
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of Robert Schumann’s birth, Sinfonia will present three movements from his joyful "Carnaval”, which was the young Schumann’s musical depiction of people who were important in his life. Composed during the happiest time of his life, the work includes a portrait of his wife-to-be, Clara, as well as a movement entitled simply "Chopin."
Also on the programme is a harbinger of spring, Franz Schubert's delightful Symphony #6 in C major. Schubert was only 20 when he fell under the spell of the famous Rossini, and this symphony is full of wit and charm and elegance of the great Italian master.
The very à propos opening work for this concert is the Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor by another 200-year old composer, the first conductor of the Vienna Philharmonic, Otto Nicolai. What Rich Romantic Music !
Program
Concerto No. 4, Beethoven
"Carnaval" Symphony (3 movements), Robert Schumann
Symphony #6, "Spring", Franz Schubert
Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor, Otto Nicolai
Soloist : Sasha Starcevich, piano
Pre-Concert Talk at 6:30 PM
Maestro Clyde Mitchell speaks about the evening's program.