Overview
At a Glance
MENDELSSOHN - Fingal's Cave
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 1
ROSSINI - William Tell Overture
MENDELSSOHN - Violin Concerto
RESPIGHI - The Fountains of Rome
RESPIGHI - The Pines of Rome
The evening features a performance by the Kent/Blossom Chamber Orchestra, followed by selections by The Cleveland Orchestra, and then concludes with a side-by-side performance of the two orchestras together playing Respighi's epic tone poem The Pines of Rome.
This concert is co-sponsored
by Dix & Eaton
and The Sherwin-Williams Company.
Program Details
The concert is presented in three sections,
with two intermissions.
7:00 p.m.
KENT/BLOSSOM CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
conducted by James Feddeck
The Hebrides Overture ("Fingal's Cave"), Opus 26
by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Opus 21
by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
1. Adagio molto — Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace
4. Finale: Adagio — Allegro molto e vivace
INTERMISSION
8:00 p.m.
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
conducted by Andrew Grams
Overture to William Tell
by Gioacchino Rossini (1792-1868)
Violin Concerto in E major, Opus 64
by Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
1. Allegro molto appassionato
2. Andante
3. Allegretto non troppo — Allegro molto vivace
with Karen Gomyo, violin
INTERMISSION
9:00 p.m.
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
conducted by Andrew Grams
The Fountains of Rome
by Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
1. The Fountain of Valle Giulia at Dawn
2. The Triton Fountain at Morn
3. The Fountain of Trevi at Midday
4. The Villa Medici Fountain at Sunset
THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA
and KENT/BLSSOM CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
combined orchestras performing side-by-side
conducted by Andrew Grams
The Pines of Rome
by Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936)
1. The Pines of the Villa Borghese
2. Pines near a Catacomb
3. The Pines of the Janiculum
4. The Pines of the Appian Way
The concert will end at approximately 9:50 p.m.
The Artists
James Feddeck is completing his first seasn of a three-year term as assistant conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra. He studied piano, organ, oboe, and conducting at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and subsequently was a fellow at the American Academy of Conducting in Aspen. Read more about James Feddeck.
Andrew Grams served as assistant conductor of The Cleveland Orchestra 2004-07 and is now guest conducting across the United States and in Europe. With schooling at Juilliard and Curtis, Grams is also a gifted violinist and has performed as associate principal second violin with the New York City Ballet.
Canadian violinist Karen Gomyo performs as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician across Europe, North and South America, and Asia. She is making her Cleveland Orchestra debut with this Blossom Festival concert. Born in Tokyo to a Japanese painter and a French professor of philosophy, she was raised in Montreal She received an Avery Fisher Career Grant in 2008. Read more about Karen Gomyo.
About the Music
Program Notes
Commentary and historical background about the music are printed in program books distributed free-of-charge to audience members at Blossom Festival concerts. These program notes are usually available on-line ahead of time.
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