July 16
Kirill Gerstein & Alan Gilbert perform Ligeti
Opposites attract in this iconic coupling. First, conductor Alan Gilbert leads the magnificent pianist Kirill Gerstein and an ensemble of all-star Festival musicians in a spectacular performance of the Ligeti Piano Concerto. The Miami String Quartet closes the program with one of the sparkling gems of the chamber repertoire, and the gorgeous melodies of Dvořák’s “American” String Quartet.
György Ligeti
Piano Concerto
Soloist Kirill Gerstein, piano solo; Jessica Lee, Jennifer Frautschi, Alejandro Valdepeñas, L.P. How, Jennifer Best, Kathleen Brauer, violin; Margaret Dyer Harris, Theresa Rudolph, Ashley Vandiver, viola; Kajsa William-Olsson, Joseph Johnson, cello; Leigh Mesh, bass; Chelsea Knox, flute; Liang Wang, oboe; Todd Levy, clarinet; Julia Harguindey, bassoon; Stefan Dohr, horn; William Leathers, trumpet; Jonathan Randazzo, trombone; Greg Zuber, percussion; Alan Gilbert, conductor
Antonín Dvořák
String Quartet in F Major, Op. 96, “American”
Miami String Quartet (Benny Kim, Cathy Meng Robinson, violin; Scott Lee, viola; Keith Robinson, cello)