Elgin Symphony Orchestra: Schumann Piano Concerto w/Orli Shaham, piano
$20-$65 ($10 students; age 17 & under free with an accompanying adult)
- Orli Shaham, piano
- Chad Goodman, conductor
Robert Schumann — Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 17
About Elgin Symphony Orchestra
Through inspiring performance and education, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra builds community through the power of music.
https://www.elginsymphony.org/About Orli Shaham, piano
A consummate musician recognized for her grace, subtlety and brilliance, pianist Orli Shaham is in demand for her prodigious skills and admired for her interpretations of both standard and modern repertoire. The New York Times called her a "brilliant pianist," The Chicago Tribune referred to her as “a first-rate Mozartean,” and London's Guardian said Ms. Shaham's playing at the Proms was "perfection."
She has performed with most of the major orchestras in the United States, on stage internationally from Carnegie Hall to the Sydney Opera House, and at music festivals around the world. Since 2007, she has been artistic director for Pacific Symphony’s chamber music series, and is artistic director of the interactive children's concert series Orli Shaham’s Bach Yard, which she founded in 2010.
Ms. Shaham is on faculty at The Juilliard School, and is co-host and creative for NPR’s “From the Top.” In addition to her musical education at the Juilliard School, Orli Shaham has a BA from Columbia University. She is a member of the board of trustees of Kaufman Music Center, serving as chair through 2023.
https://www.orlishaham.com/About Chad Goodman, conductor
Chad Goodman has received widespread praise for thrilling conducting that combines “precision, agility and fervor” (N. Stanić Kovačevic, South Florida Classical Review) and for displaying the “pitch perfect combination of abandon and subtlety” (L. Budman, South Florida Classical Review).
The 2023/24 season marks Goodman’s inaugural season as Music Director of the Elgin Symphony Orchestra.
Goodman also serves as Artistic Director of IlluminArts, Miami’s art song and chamber music concert series. From 2018 to 2023, Goodman served as an Assistant Conductor to the San Francisco Symphony.
As Founder and Artistic Director of Elevate Ensemble, Goodman’s ambitious vision for concert programming resulted in the pairing of music from Bay Area composers with underappreciated gems of the 20th and 21st centuries. Under his leadership, Elevate Ensemble established a Composer-in-Residence program and commissioned fifteen new works.
Goodman holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the Eastman School of Music and a Master of Music degree from San Francisco State University. He currently splits his time between Florida and Illinois.
https://www.chadgoodmanmusic.com/