Celebrate survival and perseverance through the universal language of music. The program begins with rarely heard gems from Holocaust survivors Mieczysław Weinberg and Erich Wolfgang Korngold, written in the wake of all they endured: Weinberg’s Suite from The Last Inch, the New York premiere of Weinberg’s Fantasy for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 52, and Korngold’s Cello Concerto in C Major. After intermission, the program continues with the U.S. premiere of Gennady Rovner’s Metamorphosis Symphony, echoing that same enduring spirit for the 21st century.
Featuring the New York City Opera Orchestra led by Maestro Constantine Orbelian with soprano Elizaveta Ulakhovich and featuring cellist Kristina Reiko Cooper.