CMNW: Zlatomir Fung & Benjamin Hochman – Protégé Premiere
$32.50-$62.50 ($20 ages 30 & under)
Robert Schumann — Adagio and Allegro in A-flat major, Op. 70
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson — Lamentations: Black/Folk Song Suite
César Franck — Violin Sonata in A major
Béla Bartók — Selected works
Jules Delsart — Selected works
Zlatomir Fung, cello
Benjamin Hochman, piano
Felix Mendelssohn – Variations concertantes, Op. 17
Robert Schumann – Adagio and Allegro in A-flat major, Op. 70
Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson – Lamentations: Black/Folk Song Suite
Béla Bartók – Rhapsody for Cello and Piano
César Franck, arr. Jules Delsart – Violin Sonata in A major
With his Portland premiere, Oregon-raised 22-year-old cellist Zlatomir Fung — the first American in four decades and the youngest musician ever to win First Prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition — launches our 2021/22 season. Fung, 2021/22 CMNW Protégé Artist, is praised for his boundless virtuosity and exquisite sensitivity and is certainly among the greatest musical talents today. Benjamin Hochman, internationally recognized pianist and winner of Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Career Grant, will join him for an exciting program of works by Mendelssohn, Perkinson, Bartók, and beyond. Portland audiences will hear this powerhouse duo just one week before Fung’s Carnegie Hall debut!
The concert will take place at 4pm.
About Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW)
Chamber Music Northwest serves more than 50,000 people annually in Oregon and SW Washington with exceptional chamber music through over 100 events annually, including our flagship Summer Festival, year-round concerts, community activities, educational programs, broadcasts, and innovative collaborations with other arts groups. CMNW is the only chamber music festival of its kind in the Northwest and one of the most diverse classical music experiences in the nation, virtually unparalleled in comparable communities.
Chamber Music Northwest's mission is to inspire our community through concerts and events celebrating the richness and diversity of chamber music, performed by artists of the highest caliber, presenting our community with exceptional opportunities for enjoyment, education, and reflection.
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