Portland Chamber Orchestra: A Feast of Beethoven

• Mei-Ting Sun, piano
• Ken Selden, conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven — Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Ludwig van Beethoven — Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (Mei-Ting Sun, piano)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Any single orchestral work by Beethoven is filled with so many rich harmonies and raw emotions that it can satisfy even the most insatiable of musical appetites. However, when you program three iconic works of the composer in one program it becomes a veritable feast for the senses. Composed in the shadow of the French Revolution, the Coriolan Overture and the Seventh Symphony exemplify the range of Beethoven's musical style: dramatic, incisive, audacious, heartfelt, and intensely lyrical. Pianist Mei-Ting Sun, a long time PCO audience favorite, joins the orchestra in Beethoven's radiant Fourth Piano Concerto.

Pre-concert Lecture at 6:30pm with Dr. Larry S. Sherman, Ph.D. Neuroscientist and author of Every Brain Needs Music: The Neuroscience of Making and Listening to Music: Nearly 197 years ago, Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 56. Toward the end of his life, he suffered from chronic pain. But through it all, he created some of the most innovative and lasting music in human history. Dr. Sherman will explore the neuroscience behind Beethoven's musical talent and explore how recent revelations about his genetic background and health impacted his creativity. 

About Portland Chamber Orchestra

https://portlandchamberorchestra.org/

About Mei-Ting Sun, piano

https://www.ram.ac.uk/people/mei-ting-sun

About Ken Selden, conductor

Since arriving in Portland in 2006, Ken Selden has appeared as guest conductor of the Oregon Symphony, Third Angle New Music Ensemble, Salem Chamber Orchestra, Eugene Symphony, Portland Youth Philharmonic, and the Newport Symphony. Most recently, his two CD recordings of Mahler and Debussy arrangements with the newly established Martingale Ensemble were released on MSR Classics.

Following Selden's appointment as Music Director, the Portland State University Orchestra has received three awards in Adventurous Programming from ASCAP and the League of American Orchestras.

https://www.pdx.edu/profile/ken-selden