Commissioned by Broadway producer Billy Rose, Stravinsky’s Scènes de ballet was written for a revue show in New York, and mixes typical Stravinskean rhythmic flare—including a dance in 5/8 time—with the more melodic sensibilities of Broadway. Sumi Kim, Grand Prize winner of the 2022 International Music Festival and Competition, performs Camille Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 2; Saint-Saëns wrote the work over just 17 days, with only four days allotted for rehearsal before the Paris premiere in 1868. Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 8 premiered in Moscow in 1943; listen throughout for the motivic interval of a second, which recurs throughout each movement of the work. Kristian Alexander | conductor 7:10 p.m. Prélude: pre-concert recital. Intermission discussion and Q&A with Sumi Kim and Daniel Vnukowski.
Sumi Kim | pianist
Daniel Vnukowski | host
7:20 p.m. Pre-concert talk.
Post-concert reception.
Flato Markham Theatre is at 4981 Highway 7, Unit 1, Markham ON L3R 1N1, Markham, ON.
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