*Daniel Kidane’s Sun Poem and Bartók’s Dance Suite are not performed on Friday’s matinee concert
Patricia Kopatchinskaja makes her much-anticipated Cleveland Orchestra debut with Bartóks fiery Violin Concerto No. 1, which remained unperformed for 50 years after its dedicatee rejected both the concerto and the composer’s affections. Returning conductor Elim Chan pairs one Bartók favorite with another — the folk-inflected Dance Suite — and rounds out the program with two marvelous works: Daniel Kidane’s fatherhood-inspired Sun Poem and the rapturous mysticism of Scriabin’s Poem of Ecstasy.
There will be a Concert Preview presentation one hour prior to the performance in Reinberger Chamber Hall with Kevin McBrien, Editorial & Publications Manager, The Cleveland Orchestra.
Elim Chan’s performance is generously sponsored by Herb and Jody Wainer.
Circle Night: Mar. 19