Fri, 25. 7. 2014, 19.00

CONCERT IN THE SMALL AUDITORIUM

Venue: Zlín Congress Centre - Malý sál  |  Organizer: Filharmonie Bohuslava Martinů, o.p.s.  |  Price: Entry to this one-off concert is free

Programme: 

PetrIlyich Tchaikovsky: Six French Songs, Op. 65

Sérénade: Ou vas-tu, souffle d'aurore 
Allegro quasi Andantino

Déception 
Moderato

Sérénade: J'aime dans le rayon 
Andante non troppo

Qu'importe que l'hiver 
Allegro vivo e molto rubato

Les larmes 
Andante doloroso

Rondel 
Allegretto grazioso

SusanDunn, mezzo-soprano

BenjaminLoeb, piano

Sergey Rachmaninov:  Sonata for Cello and Piano,  Op. 19

Lento. Allegro moderato

Allegro scherzando

Andante

Allegro mosso

MartinBzirský, cello

BenjaminLoeb, piano

This evening's soloists will be no strangers to our listeners, having made several previous appearances in Zlín either in solo recitals or accompanied by the orchestra. Benjamin Loeb, who comes from Texas, is a conductor, piano accompanist, soloist, arranger and teacher. His recent activity has included concerts highlighting works by Beethoven and Bruckner, and he has also been making recordings with the renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. He currently heads up the Quad City Symphony Orchestra in Davenport, and in the summer months he directs the Interrnational Conducting Workshop and Festival in Zlín. SusanLoretteDunn, an Australian, moved to the USA in 2002 where her main focus is concert recital, musical and production work.MartinBzirský has been the cello concertmaster with the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic since 2007. He recently gave acclaimed solo performances of the Elgar and Dvořák concertos with the orchestra.