Event is Live
Presented by Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Fazil Say, Piano
Spinning Silk
Friday, April 29, 2022
8 PM
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
The Turkish composer-pianist Fazıl Say joins Orpheus Chamber Orchestra to perform his own “Silk Road”, navigating his homeland’s place at the intersection of the West and the East, and a Mozart concerto that channels a fellow composer-pianist. Rounding out the program is Chamber Symphony No. 1, arranged for Orpheus by Christopher Theofanidis, propelled by dance rhythms and folksongs after Tchaikovsky’s First String Quartet.
Performers
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Fazil Say, Piano
Program
FAZIL SAY Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 4, "Silk Road"
MOZART Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488
CHRISTOPHER THEOFANIDIS Chamber Symphony No. 1 in D Major (after Tchaikovsky’s String Quartet, Op. 11)