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PROGRAM CONDUCTED BY DONATO CABRERA

Henry Cowell - Hymn and Fuguing Tune No. 10

John Adams - Violin Concerto (Helen Kim, violin)

Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 2 in D Major

WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS CONCERT

• California Innovator - Henry Cowell: San Francisco-born composer Henry Cowell was a pioneering voice in American classical music, blending mid-18th-century fuguing techniques with modern rhythms and expanded harmonies.
• Rhythmic Powerhouse - John Adams' Violin Concerto:John Adams' Violin Concerto pulses with minimalist energy, combining soaring lyricism with dazzling virtuosity as the solo violin interacts with vibrant orchestral textures.
• Historical Resonance - Beethoven's Symphony No. 2: Composed during a period of personal crisis, Beethoven's Symphony No. 2 radiates optimism, wit, and the first hints of the heroic style that would come to define his later symphonic works.
• Musical Connections Across Centuries: Cowell and Adams draw on historical musical forms, such as the fuguing tune and a chaconne inspired by Pachelbel, while Beethoven's Symphony No. 2, also written in the bright and uplifting key of D major, subtly echoes its shared tonal center.
• Solo Spotlight - Violinist Helen Kim: Praised as "astoundingly gifted," violinist Helen Kim brings technical brilliance and expressive depth to John Adams' Violin Concerto, serving as a focal point of this energetic and inventive concert program.

approx. 2 hours, with one 20-minute intermission

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