Chelsea Music Festival Opening Night | Dear Earth, Dear Friend
$81.88
- Sonya Headlam, soprano
- Robert Fleitz, piano
- Melinda Lee Masur, piano
- Annie Wu, flute
- Tomotaka Seki, violin
- Danbi Um, violin
- Lisa Lee, violin
- Max Tan, violin
- Ayako Tahara, viola
- Angela Lee, cello
- Caleb van der Swaagh, cello
- The Lee Trio
- Ken-David Masur, conductor
Olivier Messiaen — Selected works (piano pieces TBA)
Louis-Claude Daquin — Selected works (piano pieces TBA)
Edvard Grieg — Lyric Pieces, Op. 43, No. 6: Til våren ("To spring")
David Evans — Sorrow Circling (NY premiere)
Nicky Sohn — Deer Friend (NY premiere; for flute, violin, cello, & piano)
Franz Schubert — Selected works (song TBA)
Amy Beach — Selected works (song TBA)
Florence Price — Selected works (song TBA)
Iman Habibi — Radiant Light
It is our pleasure to present the Opening Night of our 2023 Chelsea Music Festival, "Songs for the Earth!"
Come to experience music that spans the centuries including composers such as Franz Schubert, Amy Beach, and Edvard Grieg, alongside New York Premiere Performances of works written by Nicky Sohn and David Evans. To close out the evening, audiences will enjoy our 2023 Composer-in-Residence Iman Habibi's powerful piece, Radiant Light.
The musical selections for Opening Night reflect our greater world and ecosystem, taking listeners into the skies, through the forest and inside of our great waters.
Featuring soprano Sonya Headlam, pianist Robert Fleitz, The Lee Trio, and conductor Ken-David Masur with Festival artists, this concert opens the Festival's 14th season with our Opening Weekend Sponsor, Genesis House.
You won't want to miss this incredible LED-wrapped event space, which will showcase immersive video art created by our 2023 Visual Artist-in-Residence, MaDora Frey.
Reception of light bites to follow at Genesis House's on-site restaurant, Onjium with its distinctly curated Korean cuisine.
Chelsea Music Festival is a proud partner of Steinway Pianos.