A two-hundredth birthday party for Fryderyk Chopin, with performances of solo works by Haochen Zhang, Bruce Murray and Ellen Urbanek; Bella Davidovich solos in the second piano concerto, conducted by her son, Dmitry Sitkovetsky and the Greensboro Symphony Orchestra; plus a trio from Charlotte, a cello sonata from Spoleto, and songs written by Chopin's dear friend Pauline Viardot-Garcia.
Listen to the entire program: Chopiniana in the Carolinas
Billboard and Introduction to Chopin's Bolero - Jennifer Foster
Fryderyk Chopin: Bolero
Emily Jarrell Urbanek, piano
Emily Jarrell Urbanek, piano
Introduction to Pauline Viardot-Garcia songs - Jennifer Foster, Christina Pier
Pauline Viardot-Garcia: Villanelle
Christina Pier, soprano
Emily Jarrell Urbanek, piano
Christina Pier, soprano
Emily Jarrell Urbanek, piano
Pauline Viardot-Garcia: Les Filles de Cadix
Christina Pier, soprano
Emily Jarrell Urbanek, piano
Christina Pier, soprano
Emily Jarrell Urbanek, piano
Introduction to Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 - Jennifer Foster
Fryderyk Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 2 in E minor
Bella Davidovich, piano
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Sitkovetsky
Bella Davidovich, piano
Greensboro Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Sitkovetsky
Introduction to Chopin Nocturne in B Major - Jennifer Foster, Bruce Murray
Fryderyk Chopin: Nocturne in B Major, Op. 62, No. 1
Bruce Murray, piano
Bruce Murray, piano
Introduction to Chopin's Piano Trio - Jennifer Foster
Fryderyk Chopin: Trio, Op. 8, ii: Adagio Sostenuto
Adda Kridler, violin
Brian Howard, cello
Emily Jarrell Urbanek, piano
Adda Kridler, violin
Brian Howard, cello
Emily Jarrell Urbanek, piano
Introduction to Pauline Viardot-Garcia's Madrid - Jennifer Foster
Pauline Viardot-Garcia: Madrid
Christina Pier, soprano
Emily Jarrell Urbanek, piano
Christina Pier, soprano
Emily Jarrell Urbanek, piano
Introduction to Ballade No. 4 - Jennifer Foster
Fredyryk Chopin: Ballade No. 4
Haochen Zhang, piano
Haochen Zhang, piano
Introduction to Cello Sonata - Jennifer Foster
Fryderyk Chopin: Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 65
Andres Diaz, cello
Wendy Chen, piano
Andres Diaz, cello
Wendy Chen, piano
End of the show - Jennifer Foster
