The 2010 Festival Concerts will be held at the Elley-Long Music Center at St. Michael's College.
Festival Opening Concert
Sunday, August 22 at 3 P.M.
- Geminiani/Wiancko La Follia – Variations for string orchestra
- Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
- Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings, Opus 48
The sensational, conductorless East Coast Chamber Orchestra (ECCO) opens the 2010 LCCMF with soloist Soovin Kim.
Ensembles from ECCO
Wednesday, August 25 at 7:30 P.M.
- Ludwig Aigaios for string quartet
- Dvořák Nocturne in B major, Opus 40 for string quintet
- Rossini String Sonata No. 1 in G major
- Brahms String Sextet in G major, Opus 36
The superb individual members of ECCO demonstrate their versatility in a program of widely varied chamber works.
An Evening in Russia
Friday, August 27 at 7:30 P.M.
- Shostakovich Piano Trio in E minor, Opus 67
- Eisenstein The Battleship Potemkin
Pianist Ignat Solzhenitsyn and cellist Colin Carr join Soovin Kim in a performance of one of Shostakovich’s dramatic and shattering works. This is followed by a screening of Eisenstein’s silent film masterpiece with the musical score improvised by pianist Matan Porat.
Master Class Saturday and the Virtuoso Showcase
Saturday, August 28 at 1 P.M.
Join Festival Musicians as they display their individual instrumental brilliance in short, virtuosic solo works. This brief program will be packed with excitement!
Festival Closing Concert
Sunday, August 29 at 3 P.M.
- Brahms Liebeslieder Waltzes for piano four hands
- Ligeti Horn Trio
- Beethoven Piano Trio in B-flat major, Opus 97 “Archduke”
Renowned hornist Eric Ruske joins Kim, Carr, Solzhenitsyn and Porat in a program of György Ligeti’s great horn trio flanked by sublime works by two Viennese masters.
Tickets to individual concerts are on sale in person from the FlynnTix Box Office, from the FlynnTix website, or by calling 86-FLYNN (802-863-5966). Just click on the concert title (in red) to purchase tickets for that event or click here to download a subscription form that will allow you to purchase a pass to all five festival concerts at a considerable savings.