CAROLINE SHAW | Entr'acte
SCHUMANN | Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
BEETHOVEN | Symphony No. 4 in B flat Op. 60
RUN TIME: 1 HR 45 MINUTES
*program subject to change
Masterworks V
Closing the 25/26 Masterworks season is an evening of works known for their virtuosic demands and lush expressive beauty. We open with Caroline Shaw’s Entr’acte, a captivating work inspired by a single, unexpected shift in harmony from a Haydn string quartet, blending classical sensibilities with modern flair. Joining the orchestra is guest pianist Ying Li to perform Schumann's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54, a true showcase of the piano's power and elegance. The program concludes with the exuberant Beethoven Symphony No. 4 in B-flat Major, often dubbed “the cheerful sibling” to Beethoven’s more dramatic symphonies, offering a light, playful contrast to the intensity of his other works.
Photo by Shervin-Lainez.
About Ying Li, piano
Chinese pianist Ying Li is a winner of the 2021 YCA Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, as well as recipient of The Bridgehampton Chamber Music Festival Prize and the Tri-I Noon Recitals Prize. She has received top awards in numerous national and international competitions including the inaugural Antonio Mormone International Prize, Sarasota Artist Series Piano Competition, Brevard Music Festival, International Liszt Piano Competition for Young Pianists, and was a finalist at Concours musical international de Montréal.
She has performed with many leading orchestras such as The Philadelphia Orchestra, New Jersey Symphony, Buffalo Philharmonic, Brevard Music Festival Orchestra, L’Accademia Orchestra del La Scala, NWD-Philharmoniker, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland Pfalz, and the Stuttgart Philharmonic with conductors such as Lina Gonzalez-Granados, Xian Zhang, Dan Ettinger, Eric Jacobsen, Jonathon Heyward, Dame Jane Glover, and Leslie Suganandarajah.
Her recent highlights include concerto appearances with the Minnesota Orchestra, Kansas City Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, Eugene Symphony, Aiken Symphony, and the Salisbury Symphony, along with festival performances as a Bravo!Vail Piano Fellow, her debut at La Jolla SummerFest, and a return to the Nantucket Musical Arts Society. Read more about Ying Li here.
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Pre-Concert Talk
Join us to learn more from Music Director Andrew Sewell and guest soloist Salome Jordania about tonight's program.
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Talk: 6:30 - 7:00 PM
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