Commissioned by the New York Classical Players for a new work entitled “Concertino for Cello and Strings.”

Presenting a dynamic program that commences with a pioneering American composer William Grant Still's Mother and Child, a piece of rich and elegant depiction of motherhood. The spotlight shines on two living American composers: Seth Grosshandler's Concertino for Cello, featuring the accomplished cellist Madeline Fayette, and Eric Nathan's Double Concerto for Two Violas by esteemed violists Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang as soloists. Concluding the program is Schubert's much-admired Death and the Maiden, renowned for its profound emotional depth and intensity.

Program:

Seth Grosshandler / Concertino for Cello and Strings (premiere)
William Grant Still / Mother and Child
Eric Nathan / Double Concerto No. 2 for Two Violas* (NYC premiere)

intermission

Schubert / Death and the Maiden

Dongmin Kim conductor
Misha Amory viola
Hsin-Yun Huang viola
Madeline Fayette cello

Commissioned by the New York Classical Players for a new work entitled “Concertino for Cello and Strings.”

Since 2011, NYCP has been captivating audiences in The Bronx with its compelling performances. We are excited to return to the College of Mount St. Vincent with this dynamic program that opens with William Grant Still's Mother and Child, an emotionally rich and elegant portrayal of motherhood from this groundbreaking composer. The program also highlights two living American composers: the premiere of Seth Grosshandler's Concertino for Cello, featuring the accomplished cellist Madeline Fayette, and Eric Nathan's Double Concerto for Two Violas with celebrated violists Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang as soloists. The finale is Schubert's much-loved Death and the Maiden, known for its profound emotional depth and intensity.

Program:

Seth Grosshandler / Concertino for Cello and Strings (premiere)
William Grant Still / Mother and Child
Eric Nathan / Double Concerto No. 2 for Two Violas* (NYC premiere)

intermission

Schubert / Death and the Maiden

Dongmin Kim conductor
Misha Amory viola
Hsin-Yun Huang viola
Madeline Fayette cello

The Hotchkiss Library of Sharon, in collaboration with Music Mountain, is thrilled to introduce a free Sunday at 3pm classical music concert series.

Oskar Espina Ruiz has been described by the press as a “masterful soloist” (La Nación, Costa Rica) and a “highly expressive clarinetist” (Nevskoye Vremia, Russia). He has performed at major concert halls and festivals to high critical acclaim, including concerto performances at the Philharmonic Hall in St. Petersburg, Russia, and recitals in New York City, Washington DC, Moscow, Madrid, Tokyo, Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong. He has appeared as soloist with the St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony (Russia), St. Petersburg Chamber Philharmonic (Russia), Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de la Ciudad de Asunción (Paraguay) and Bilbao Symphony (Spain).

The Ulysses Quartet has been praised for their “textural versatility,” “grave beauty” and “the kind of chemistry many quartets long for, but rarely achieve” (The Strad). Founded in 2015, the group won the grand prize and gold medal in the senior string division of the 2016 Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition and first prize in the 2018 Schoenfeld International String Competition. The quartet’s members hail from Canada, the United States and Taiwan. They have performed in such prestigious venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Jordan Hall, the Picasso Museum in Málaga and Washington’s National Gallery of Art. The group’s name pays homage to Homer’s hero Odysseus and his 10-year voyage home.