The New York City Opera Orchestra presents Music of Survival: Works by Weinberg, Korngold, & Rovner
$14-$85 (student discount tickets available at the box office)
- Kristina Reiko Cooper, cello
- Elizaveta Ulakhovich, soprano
- Constantine Orbelian, conductor
Mieczysław Weinberg — Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 52 (NY premiere)
Erich Wolfgang Korngold — Cello Concerto in C major, Op. 37
Gennady Rovner — Metamorphosis (U.S. premiere)
Celebrate survival and perseverance through the universal language of music. The program begins with two rarely heard gems from Holocaust survivors Weinberg and Korngold, written in the wake of all they endured: the New York premiere of Weinberg's Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 52, and Korngold's Cello Concerto in C major. After intermission, the program continues with the U.S. premiere of Gennady Rovner's Metamorphosis Symphony, echoing that same enduring spirit for the 21st Century.
About Kristina Reiko Cooper, cello
Cello virtuoso Kristina Reiko Cooper has won worldwide acclaim for her musical diversity, artistry, and charismatic stage presence. Hailed by The New York Times as "sensational in concert" and as a "striking virtuoso" by the Los Angeles Times, Kristina has performed as a soloist and chamber musician on many of the world's most distinguished stages including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, The Kennedy Center, Suntory Hall of Tokyo, Radio France in Paris, and appearances with the Prague Chamber Orchestra, the Toronto Symphony, and the Tokyo Yomiuri Symphony.
http://kristinareikocooper.com/home/About Elizaveta Ulakhovich, soprano
About Constantine Orbelian, conductor
Four time Grammy-nominated conductor Constantine Orbelian "stands astride two great societies, and finds and promotes synergistic harmony from the best of each." (Fanfare)
https://constantineorbelian.com/