CLASSICS 4: FATE & TRIUMPH

3/13/2010

Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 8:00 pm
Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 6:00 pm
Atherton Auditorium

  • Turok: Fanfare for Brass Ensemble – (World Premiere) … from a nationally distinguished composer, a rip-roaring fanfare highlighting our mighty brass section
  • Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No. 1 … originally written for Rostropovich, the solo cello role is gripping, charged with powerful intensity
  • Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 … a Romantic epic of destiny and triumph, richly orchestrated with Tchaikovsky’s unforgettable melodies

Concert sponsors: Cortopassi Family Foundation
                               George & Marian Malloy

David Requiro, cello
Having captured first prize in both the Irving M. Klein International and Washington International String Competitions, David Requiro is emerging as one of America’s most promising young cellists. At only twenty-three, he enjoys a list of impressive accomplishments, including winning the prestigious 2008 Naumburg International Cello Award, and serving on the Innsbrook Music Festival and Institute faculty.
Guest artist sponsor:  E. Urban Ernst

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