MacArthur Genius Edgar Meyer, hailed by the New Yorker as "...the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively unchronicled history of his instrument," joins New Century for an evening of emotional masterworks.
Performing at the event:
Gioachino Rossini: Sonata No. 1 in G major
Giovanni Bottesini: Concerto for String Bass No. 2 in B minor
Edgar Meyer, bass
Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No. 5
Shostakovich (arr. Barshai): Chamber Symphony in C minor (Op. 110a)
