Brian Ganz, piano
Summer Hu, cello
Danielle Talamantes, soprano
Margaret Mezzacappa, mezzo-soprano
Colin Eaton, tenor
Norman Garrett, baritone
National Philharmonic Chorale
Piotr Gajewski, conductor

Join us for a reprise of the National Philharmonic’s inaugural Strathmore concert from February 12, 2005, which included Andreas Makris’ Strathmore Overture and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony! Cellist Summer Hu, who at age 11 was one of the first musicians to perform at Strathmore, plays Tchaikovsky’s Variations on a Rococo Theme. This compelling work offers listeners a nostalgic, romantic glance at 19th century music. Formidable Chopin interpreter pianist Brian Ganz, a longtime soloist with the National Philharmonic and audience favorite, plays the composer’s Grande Polonaise Brillante. The anniversary concert ends with Beethoven’s monumental Ninth Symphony (“Choral”), a paean to the brotherhood of man and a work of great optimism.

Makris - Strathmore Overture
Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme
Chopin - Introduction and Grande Polonaise Brillante
Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D minor (“Choral”)