Triumph of the Spirit: Saturday, September 25, 2010

Beethoven Symphony     No. 3 in E flat, Eroica

Tchaikovsky                    Violin Concerto with soloist Stephen Kim

Mollicone                         Final Light

In the depths of despair over his deafness, Beethoven found a new voice and new hope in the writing of the Eroica. Tchaikovsky, in writing the Violin Concerto, recovered both his inspiration and his health after a terrible bout of depression following the failure of his disastrous marriage. Bay Area composer Henry Mollicone’s contemporary ethereal work Final Light depicts, in the composer’s own words, “passage of the soul from this world to a higher realm.”

Fourteen-year-old Stephen Kim has won first prize in many prestigious competitions and was featured soloist on NPR’s From the Top.

Jon Nakamatsu in Recital: Saturday, March 26, 2011
Winner of the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Jon Nakamatsu is one of the most sought-after pianists of his generation. A frequent concerto soloist, chamber musician, recording artist and solo recitalist throughout the United States, Europe and Japan, he dazzled Fremont audiences in 2008 with his performance of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto.

An All-American Pops Concert: Saturday, May 7, 2011
Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, Rodgers’ South Pacific, Willson’s Music Man, music by Bernstein, Cohan, Sondheim and Sousa, plus Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue with pianist Aileen Chanco.