Chicago Philharmonic presents "Eight Seasons" -- Vivaldi, Piazzolla, Golijov

Scott Speck, Conductor
Chee-Yun, Violin
Next! Foyer Music: Richard Scofano, Bandoneon

VIVALDI: The Four Seasons
PIAZZOLLA: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
GOLIJOV: Last Round with Visceral Dance Chicago

Join the Chicago Philharmonic for an evening of stunning string music in Eight Seasons. Antonio Vivaldi’s four short violin concertos known as The Four Seasons form the centerpiece of this concert. Argentina’s greatest tango composer and master of the bandoneon, Astor Piazzolla, pays tribute to Vivaldi with a tango masterpiece, The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires. David Perry lends his inestimable artistry to the solo violin part in both works. And in turn, the living Argentinian composer Osvaldo Golijov honors the tangos of Piazzolla with Last Round. Visceral Dance Chicago, whose collaboration on Martinu’s La revue de cuisine was one of the highlights of the Chicago Philharmonic’s 2014-15 season, returns to join the orchestra for Last Round, with the world premiere of choreography by Nick Pupillo. To enhance the evening’s orchestral music by Argentinian composers, the Chicago Philharmonic welcomes bandoneonist Richard Scofano to perform in the foyer.

Chee-Yun’s illustrious career has included performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, tours under Michael Tilson Thomas, eight discs on the Denon and Naxos labels, and features on NPR’s Performance Today. Strings Magazine writes that Chee-Yun’s “technique is brilliant and utterly secure, her tone like butter, smooth, rich and flawless,” and the New York Times calls her “a talented instrumentalist, with the kind of high-gloss tone that pulls sensuously at the listener’s ear.” This concert marks her Chicago Philharmonic debut.

Tickets:
$25 - $75, Students $10
Buy online: https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10001115
Buy by phone: (312) 957-0000

Transportation:
Free parking in adjacent garage
Purple Line – Foster (15-minute walk)
Various CTA bus routes

More Information: http://www.chicagophilharmonic.org/eight-seasons/

Questions:
Chicago Philharmonic - (312) 957-0000
info@chicagophilharmonic.org