"Most Romantic Concert of the Year" features Dvorak's Cello Concerto -- soloist Han Bin Yoon joins Pasadena Community Orchestra

In what Music Director Bethany Pflueger describes as “the 
most romantic concert of the season,” Pasadena Community Orchestra presents 
Young Artist Competition winner Han Bin Yoon performing the most beloved of all 
cello concertos, Dvorak’s Cello Concerto 
in B Minor. Also on the program is Mendelssohn’s historic Symphony #5 – the “Reformation.” 
Cellist Han Bin Yoon, the top prizewinner at numerous competitions, performed 
his debut recital at the Kennedy Center in 2013. He has studied with students 
of one of the greatest performers of Dvorak’s cello concerto, Mstislav 
Rostropovich. The concerto is bold and beautiful, with the thrill of powerful, 
fiercely energetic themes alternating with tender poignancy. Mendelssohn’s “Reformation” Symphony, composed to 
celebrate the anniversary of the Reformation’s founding, features variants on 
two hymn tunes, a fiery allegro that only an extended timpani roll can stop, 
and a light, pastoral waltz. The finale, a chorale on the hymn, “A Mighty 
Fortress is our God,” begins with a single flute and builds gradually to the 
majesty of the entire orchestra. Audience members may meet the soloist and 
other musicians at a reception following the concert.

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Concerts are made possible in part by the Pasadena
Arts & Culture Commission and the City of Pasadena Cultural Affairs
Division, LA County Arts Commission, Pasadena Community Foundation, and
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts.