Romantic Virtuosity

Romantic Virtuosity

While you sip coffee and savor decadent desserts, your gifted host, curator, and pianist Orli Shaham guides you through an afternoon of chamber music by Nadia Boulanger, Paul Hindemith, and Erich Korngold, performed by principal musicians of Pacific Symphony.

Artists
Orli Shaham, piano and host
Rose Corrigan, bassoon
Barry Perkins, trumpet
Dennis Kim, violin
Madalyn Parnas Möller, violin
Meredith Crawford, viola
Warren Hagerty, cello
Richard Cassarino, bass

Program
NADIA BOULANGER: Three Pieces for Cello and Piano
Modéré
Sans vitesse et à l’aise
Vite et nerveusement rythmé
PAUL HINDEMITH: Concerto for Bassoon, Trumpet, and Strings
Allegro spiritoso
Molto adagio
Vivace
~ Intermission ~
ERICH WOLFGANG KORNGOLD: Piano Quintet
I. Mäßiges Zeitmaß, mit schwungvoll blühendem Ausdruck (Moderate pace, with a lively, blossoming expression)
II. Adagio. Mit größter Ruhe, stets äußerst gebunden und ausdrucksvoll (Adagio, with the greatest ease, always extremely committed and expressive)
III. Finale. Gemessen beinahe pathetisch (Finale. Measured almost emotional)