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Presented by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Gentle Giants
Thursday, September 20, 2018
8 PM
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Nobuyuki Tsujii
This program of Gentle Giants opens with Arvo Pärt’s Fratres, a mystical journey inspired by Gregorian chant and church bells. Japanese pianist Nobuyuki Tsujii presents an intimate version of Chopin’s Second Piano Concerto in a new arrangement by Shuying Li. Tchaikovsky bared his sensitive soul in the String Quartet No. 1; now composer Christopher Theofanidis grows Tchaikovsky’s introspective essay into a Chamber Symphony using expanded arrangements that amplify the ardent emotions.
Performers
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Nobuyuki Tsujii, Piano
Program
ARVO PÄRT Frates for Chamber Ensemble (NY Premiere)
CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21 (arr. Shuying Li)
TCHAIKOVSKY String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11 (arr. Christopher Theofanidis for Chamber Orchestra)