Main Stage Concerts
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The Art of the Violin
Sunday, October 19, 3:00 pm
Purchase Performing Arts Center
Eugene Drucker, soloist-leader
Bach: Violin Concerto in E Major
Shostakovich: Chamber Symphony
Bach: Violin Concerto in A Minor
Haydn: Violin Concerto in C Major
The first violinist of the legendary Emerson String Quartet leads the Phil. Three works of Bach and Haydn are by turns sublime, joyful, and enthralling. They surround a profound statement by Shostakovich on the horrors of war and the human cry against fascism.
Clash of the Cellos II
Sunday, December 14, 3:00 PM
Purchase Performing Arts Center
The Phil's Cello Section
with Eugene Moye, principal
and Jeanne Ireland, mezzo-soprano
When we first presented our all-cello ensemble in the Spring of '23, the plan was to have some off-beat fun. After delighting and enthralling two sold-out audiences, we brought it to our main stage later that year and it became one of our most popular programs. We immediately began working on Clash II, with an all-new program showcasing the cello's rich and inspiring sound, in music of Satie, De Falla, Bizet, Gershwin and more. With a dash of holiday flavor, and again featuring mezzo-soprano Jeanne Ireland for some all-time operatic favorites.
Majesty and Grace
Sunday, April 19, 3:00 pm
Purchase Performing Arts Center
Daniel Rachev, conducting
Sterling Elliott, cello
Florence Price: Andante Moderato
Schumann: Cello Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1
Elliott is no longer a “rising star.” The 2021 Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient has since performed with major orchestras across the country, including NY, Boston, Cleveland, and LA. Mid-century composer Florence Price was the first African-American woman to be recognized as a classical composer. Beethoven’s First Symphony pays homage to his forbearers, Haydn and Mozart, but is very distinctly Ludwig’s unique and powerful voice.
