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”)
$28-$84 (ALL KIDS, ALL FREE, ALL THE TIME)
Email: deborah@nationalphilharmonic.org
2015/02/08 - 2015/02/08
Music Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852
For full parking information and directions, please visit www.strathmore.org/your-visit/directions-and-parking
Parking in the Grosvenor-Strathmore Metro garage is $5.20 during the week and free on weekends. Strathmore is also accessible via Metro's Red Line, Grosvenor-Strathmore station.
Limited short-term parking also is available at specially marked meters along Tuckerman Lane, which do not require payment after 7pm.