Concerts / Past Events

Ludwig van Beethoven - Leonora Overture No. 2

Elena Langer - Leonora's Dream (world premiere, NEC commission, in response to Beethoven Leonora Overture)

Richard Strauss - Don Quixote (Leland Ko, cello)

Hugh Wolff, conductor

Antonín Dvořák Serenade in D Minor for Winds

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Sinfonietta No. 1

Louis W. Ballard Incident at Wounded Knee (SPCO Commission)

Gabriela Ortiz La Calaca for String Orchestra

Antonín Dvořák Serenade in D Minor for Winds

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Sinfonietta No. 1

Louis W. Ballard Incident at Wounded Knee (SPCO Commission)

Gabriela Ortiz La Calaca for String Orchestra

Antonín Dvořák Serenade in D Minor for Winds

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Sinfonietta No. 1

Louis W. Ballard Incident at Wounded Knee (SPCO Commission)

Gabriela Ortiz La Calaca for String Orchestra

Antonín Dvořák Serenade in D Minor for Winds

Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson Sinfonietta No. 1

Louis W. Ballard Incident at Wounded Knee (SPCO Commission)

Gabriela Ortiz La Calaca for String Orchestra

SIR DONALD RUNNICLES, conductor

JACQUELYN STUCKER, soprano

SIMON An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave

BERG Seven Early Songs

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

ELGAR In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture

SIR DONALD RUNNICLES, conductor

JACQUELYN STUCKER, soprano

SIMON An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave

BERG Seven Early Songs

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

ELGAR In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture

SIR DONALD RUNNICLES, conductor

JACQUELYN STUCKER, soprano

SIMON An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave

BERG Seven Early Songs

VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

ELGAR In the South (Alassio), Concert Overture

Selections from The Red Back Book

Scott Joplin

The Unanswered Question
Charles Ives

Three Places in New England
Charles Ives

La Mer
Claude Debussy arr. Iain Farrington

The program includes works by Franz Schubert, Szymon Laks and Antonín Dvořák.

Till Fellner (piano)

Viviane Hagner and Sarah Jegou-Sagerman (violins)

Lisa Sung (viola)

Bryan Cheng (cello)

The program includes works by Franz Schubert, Szymon Laks and Antonín Dvořák.

Till Fellner (piano),

Viviane Hagner and Sarah Jegou-Sagerman (violins),

Lisa Sung (viola) 

Bryan Cheng (cello).

The program includes works by Franz Schubert, Szymon Laks and Antonín Dvořák.

Till Fellner (piano),

Viviane Hagner and Sarah Jegou-Sagerman (violins),

Lisa Sung (viola)

Bryan Cheng (cello).

The program includes works by Franz Schubert, Szymon Laks and Antonín Dvořák.

Till Fellner (piano),

Viviane Hagner and Sarah Jegou-Sagerman (violins),

Lisa Sung (viola)

Bryan Cheng (cello).

The program includes works by Franz Schubert, Szymon Laks and Antonín Dvořák.

Till Fellner (piano),

Viviane Hagner and Sarah Jegou-Sagerman (violins),

Lisa Sung (viola)

Bryan Cheng (cello).

Sandor Veress (1907–1992) String Trio (1954)
Andante / Allegro molto

Stephen Waarts (violin),
Lisa Sung (viola),
Bryan Cheng (violoncello)

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904) Piano Quintet No.2 in A Major, Op. 81 (1887)
Allegro ma non tanto / Dumka. Andante con moto / Scherzo (Furiant). Molto vivace — Poco tranquillo / Finale. Allegro

Viviane Hagner (violin),
Sarah Jégou-Sageman (violin),
Lisa Sung (viola), 
Bryan Cheng (violoncello),
Till Fellner (piano)

Brahms Sextet no.2 in G major

Anna Lee, Juliette Beauchamp, violins
Lisa Sung, Cristina Cordero, violas
Jonathan Swensen, Gary Hoffman, cellos

Franck piano quintet

Veriko Tchumburidze and Ryo Kojima, violins
Lisa Sung, viola
Mika Hakhnazaryan, violoncello
Amadeus Wiesensee, piano

Brahms Sextet no. 1 in G major:
Anna Lee, Roksana Kwasnikowska, violins
Lisa Sung and Cristina Cordero, violas
Jonathan Swensen and Gary Hoffman, violoncello

Franck piano quintet:
Veriko Tchumburidze and Ryo Kojima, violins
Lisa Sung, viola
Mika Hakhnazaryan, violoncello
Amadeus Wiesensee, piano

Veress string trio:
Stephen Waarts, violin
Lisa Sung, viola
Bryan Cheng, violoncello

Amy Beth Kirsten (b.1972) yes I said yes I will Yes. (2012) Text by James Joyce
Melanie Henley Heyn, soprano; Marcus Elliott Gaved, double bass

Anton Bruckner (1824-1896) String Quintet in F Major, WAB112 (1878-9)
Anthony Marwood, Astrid Nakamura, violins; Connie Pharoah, Maria Lambros, viola; Coleman Itzkoff, cello

Intermission

Toshio Hosokawa (b.1955) Renka III (Love Song) (1990) Text by Izumi-Shikibu
Rebecca Printz, mezzo-soprano; SoYoung Choi, violin; Madelyn Kowalski, cello; Charles Overton, harp

Philippe Hersant (b.1948) For Roger (2022)
World Premiere
Krzystof Chorzelski, Hannah Burnett, violas

Traditional of St. Kilda, arr. James MacMillan (b.1959) Hirta (2016)
Anthony Marwood, Sophia Anna Szokolay, Yukiko Uno, SoYoung Choi, Evan Hjort, Alice Ivy-Pemberton, Yiliang Jiang, Valerie Kim, KJ McDonald, violins; Maria Lambros, Alexander McFarlane, Connie Pharoah, Lisa Sung, violas; Natasha Brofsky, Audrey Chen, Megan Yip, cellos; Marcus Elliott Gaved, double bass

Lei Liang (b.1972) Trans for solo percussion and audience (2013)
Eduardo Leandro, percussion

George Lewis (b.1952) Artificial Life (2007)
Evan Hjort, Yiliang Jiang, KJ McDonald, violins; Lara Albesano, Alexander McFarlane, violas; John Myerscough, Coleman Itzkoff, cellos; Marcus Elliott Gaved, double bass; Rosie Gallagher, flute; Barret Ham, clarinet; Travis Laplante, saxophone; Charles Overton, harp; Eduardo Leandro, percussion

George Gershwin (1898-1937) Our Love is Here to Stay (1937) Lyrics by Ira Gershwin
William Sharp, baritone

Sophia Gubaidulina (b.1931) Zwei Lieder nach deutschen Volksdichtungen (Two Songs on German Folk Poetry) (1988)
North American Premiere
Lucy Shelton, soprano; Rosie Gallagher, flute; John Myerscough, cello; Alice Xu, harpsichord

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) Piano Trio in F Minor, Op.65 (1883)
Sophiko Simsive, piano; Alice Ivy-Pemberton, violin; John Myerscough, cello

Intermission

Shostakovich String Quartet No.2 
Valerie Kim, Hee-Soo Yoon, violins; Lisa Sung, viola; Michael Kannen, cello

Iannis Xenakis (1922-2001) Dhipli zyia (Double symmetry) (1951)
Çiğdem Tunçelli Sinangil, violin; Leland Ko, cello