OPENING CONCERT 2018-19 SEASON

Our season begins with a program centered around Mahler's enchanting Symphony No. 4, once again featuring a soloist from the Met, soprano Meigui Zhang.

Noah Bendix-Balgley, first Concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, will be featured in the West Coast premiere performances of his own Klezmer-infused violin concerto, Fidl-Fantazye.  

Glinka's exhilarating overture to Ruslan and Ludmila leads the program.

PROGRAM

GLINKA                       Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila    [Listen]

BENDIX-BALGLEY      Fidl-Fantazye: A Klezmer Concerto

                                            Noah Bendix-Balgley, Violin

--intermission--

MAHLER                    Symphony No. 4                             [Listen]                                  

   Bedächtig, nicht eilen (Moderately, not rushed)
   In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast (Leisurely moving, without haste) 
   Ruhevoll, poco adagio (Peacefully, somewhat slowly)
   Sehr behaglich (Very comfortably)

                                           Meigui Zhang, Soprano