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SLO Symphony Presents: Cello on Fire

February 4, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm

| $25 – $89
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Sat, Feb 4, 2023 7:30 PM

Famed cellist Amit Peled brings his talent and artistry back to SLO to perform Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No.1. In 2020, he performed solo Bach from his studio in Baltimore in a digital recording as we all navigated the pandemic online and at the drive-in! The Symphony will begin with Brahms’ Variations on a theme by Haydn, also known as the St. Anthony Variations, and Ralph Vaughn Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme of Greensleeves. Vaughn Williams taught composition at the Royal College in London during the 1930s, when composer, Douglas Lilburn was a student. Lilburn is New Zealand’s foremost composer, and we conclude with his Symphony No. 2. His music shows the influences of Vaughan Williams and Jean Sibelius.

BRAHMS – Variations on a Theme by Haydn
SHOSTAKOVICH – Cello Concerto No. 1
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Fantasia on Greensleeves

Andrew Sewell, conductor
Amit Peled, cello


Sponsored by Peggy Lance Little in honor of Luba Staller, Cricket Handler

Be sure to arrive early for Symphonic Forays, an intimate discussion with Music Director Andrew Sewell and special guests that precedes each concert. Learn more about the evening’s musical selection, composers, and soloists in an up-close-and-personal conversation. Symphonic Forays begins at 6:30 pm and is FREE to all ticket holders! Seating is general admission.

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Sat, Feb 4, 2023 7:30 PM

Famed cellist Amit Peled brings his talent and artistry back to SLO to perform Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto No.1. In 2020, he performed solo Bach from his studio in Baltimore in a digital recording as we all navigated the pandemic online and at the drive-in! The Symphony will begin with Brahms’ Variations on a theme by Haydn, also known as the St. Anthony Variations, and Ralph Vaughn Williams’ Fantasia on a Theme of Greensleeves. Vaughn Williams taught composition at the Royal College in London during the 1930s, when composer, Douglas Lilburn was a student. Lilburn is New Zealand’s foremost composer, and we conclude with his Symphony No. 2. His music shows the influences of Vaughan Williams and Jean Sibelius.

BRAHMS – Variations on a Theme by Haydn
SHOSTAKOVICH – Cello Concerto No. 1
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS – Fantasia on Greensleeves

Andrew Sewell, conductor
Amit Peled, cello


Sponsored by Peggy Lance Little in honor of Luba Staller, Cricket Handler

Be sure to arrive early for Symphonic Forays, an intimate discussion with Music Director Andrew Sewell and special guests that precedes each concert. Learn more about the evening’s musical selection, composers, and soloists in an up-close-and-personal conversation. Symphonic Forays begins at 6:30 pm and is FREE to all ticket holders! Seating is general admission.