From the City of Music comes chamber works steeped in great tradition, led by Vienna’s own star cellist Tamás Varga. Erich Korngold’s lush String Sextet nods to fellow Austrians Mahler and Strauss while foreshadowing his future as the father of Hollywood film music. Franz Joseph Haydn infuses sophistication and spontaneity in his trio for flute, cello and piano. After moving to the U.S., Vienna-born Arnold Schoenberg wistfully recalls music where tonality and rhythmic stability were paramount in his Second Chamber Symphony, one of his only tonal later works.
“Poet of the cello” Ross Harbaugh teams up with acclaimed pianist and fellow Frost faculty member Tian Ying on musical treasures by Shostakovich and Beethoven, plus soulful serenades by Saint-Saëns, Lecuona, and Bloch.
A prize-winning performer and member of the Bergonzi String Quartet, Harbaugh will also sing, play guitar, and deliver other musical surprises.
Join pioneering composer Anthony Davis for a musical and emotional voyage through African-American history, with selections from his acclaimed, seminal operas X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X and Amistad, as well as two recent works: FIVE, based on the story of the Central Park Five, and The Darkest Light in the Heart, inspired by the racism-inspired Dylann Roof shooting.
Also featuring Frost alumnus Carl DuPont and former Frost faculty member Kevin Short.
A 60’s Musical Journey with Rudy Pérez and Friends
The Miami Symphony Orchestra
Eduardo Marturet, conductor
Rudy Pérez, classical-crossover director
Oh, the Sixties!
A decade inspired by innovation and liberation. From mini-skirts to collar dresses, to bright prints and hippie vibes! It is from the Sixties that we learned to appreciate beauty in change, and it’s that same beauty that we want to recreate in this concert.