28 Oct 2024
rlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR
Wagner, Liszt, Dvořák, with the Oregon Symphony, October 27, 2024
Wagner, Liszt, Dvořák, with the Oregon Symphony, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland, OR, October 28, 2024
Mozart epitomizes the prolific genius of the Classical period. It is always a great pleasure to feature his string quintet in our program. For this concert, we are also including a chamber music arrangement of the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 12 with Amici’s Artistic Director Eunhye Grace Choi playing the soloist’s role.
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Piano concerto No.12 in A Major, K. 414
• String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516
MUSICIANS
Eunhye Grace Choi, piano
Lillie Manis, viola
Steven Pologe, cello
Sharon Schuman, violin
Tomas Cotik, violin
Arnaud Ghillebaert, viola
Mozart epitomizes the prolific genius of the Classical period. It is always a great pleasure to feature his string quintet in our program. For this concert, we are also including a chamber music arrangement of the composer’s Piano Concerto No. 12 with Amici’s Artistic Director Eunhye Grace Choi playing the soloist’s role.
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Piano concerto No.12 in A Major, K. 414
• String Quintet No. 4 in G Minor, K. 516
MUSICIANS
Eunhye Grace Choi, piano
Lillie Manis, viola
Steven Pologe, cello
Sharon Schuman, violin
Tomas Cotik, violin
Arnaud Ghillebaert, viola
Beethoven- Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastorale’
Robert Schumann- Violin Concerto- Tomas Cotik
Willamette Falls Symphony, Mark Perlman, Music Director
Chamber Music Camp with Sprague HS, Lisa Rael, Conductor
Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Clara Schumann: Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Intermission –
Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121
Performers:
Tomás Cotik, Violin
Grace Choi, Piano
Experience an evening of exquisite music featuring the works of Robert and Clara Schumann, performed by renowned violinist and PSU professor Tomás Cotik and acclaimed pianist Grace Choi. This concert showcases the profound emotional depth and lyrical beauty of the Schumanns’ compositions for violin and piano.
Repertoire:
Robert Schumann: Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105
Clara Schumann: Three Romances for Violin and Piano, Op. 22
Intermission –
Robert Schumann: Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 in D Minor, Op. 121
Performers:
Tomás Cotik, Violin
Grace Choi, Piano
Schumann Sonatas with Grace Choi
This is a rare chance to hear a unique program featuring a highly original combination of instruments with a talented pool of guest musicians. You will be transported to Buenos Aires listening to the tango-inspired Four Seasons by Astor Piazzolla and experience a musical comedy, where the Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů explores styles that encompass tango and Charleston Jazz!
Astor Piazzolla
The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
Kenji Bunch
Tango Morendo
Felix Mendelssohn
Concert Piece No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 113
Bohuslav Martinů
La Revue de Cuisine, H. 161
Eunhye Grace Choi, piano
Tomás Cotik, violin
Benjamin Greanya, bassoon
Wonkak Kim, clarinet
Joseph Klause, trumpet
Steven Pologe, cello
Tomás Cotik received a Fulbright Scholar Award for Spain for the entire 23/24 academic season that will coincide with my sabbatical at Portland State University.
Allegro HD, Eurochannel, multiple TV streams of a 60-minute program with videos of Piazzolla for violin and orchestra on the most important classical music pay c in Latin America.