Feltsman performs Mozart in livestreamed concert that includes four Palm Beach Symphony premieres
In his first full season on the podium with Palm Beach Symphony, music director Gerard Schwarz is enjoying a reunion with acclaimed guest pianist Vladimir Feltsmanin a concert livestreamed from the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday, March 21 at 3 p.m.
The two celebrated musicians have collaborated several times before including with the Eastern Music Festival, for which Maestro Schwarz is also the music director, and with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra, for which he is the conductor laureate. The two most notably were televised in a performance of Live From Lincoln Center of the Mostly Mozart Festival, for which Schwarz is now conductor emeritus.Additionally, in South Florida, Schwarz is the Distinguished Professor of Music, Conducting and Orchestral Studies at University of Miami’s Frost School of Music and Music Director of the Frost Symphony Orchestra.
“Upon his arrival in the United States after being allowed to leave the Soviet Union, Vladimir’s first recital in North America was at the White House,” Schwarz said. “That is just how good he is and it is a rare privilege to now introduce him to the wonderful musicians at Palm Beach Symphony. This world-class concert will be livestreamed into people’s homes but Vladimir is equally at home in any of the great concert halls.”
Called “…quite simply an amazing pianist!” by the New York Times,Feltsmanperforms Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 27. Mozart performed the work that captures the joys and complexities of his short life in what proved to be his last known public appearance at the piano.In the fall of 2006, Feltsman performed all of the Mozart Piano Sonatas in New York at the Mannes School of Music and NYU’s Tisch Center presented by New School on a specially built replica of the Walter fortepiano,which historical records show that Mozart used for composition and performing.
Feltsman is one of the most versatile musicians of our time whose vast repertoire encompasses music from the Baroque era to the 21st century. His extensive discography of more than 60 recordings has been released on the Melodiya, Sony Classical, Musical Heritage and Nimbus labels. Highlights of recent seasons were concerts in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Montevideo and Mexico City, as well as at the Aspen, Ravinia and Verbier Festivals. An American citizen now residing in New York, Feltsman holds the Distinguished Chair of Professor of Piano at the State University of New York, New Paltz, and is a member of the piano faculty at the Mannes College of Music.
Palm Beach Symphony adds three captivating works by 20th century composers to its repertoire in this concert. David Diamond’s most popular work, the catchy and carefree Rounds for String Orchestra, prompted his friend Aaron Copland to confess, “I wish I had written that piece.” Celebrating the 25th anniversary of George Walker being named as the first African-American winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music, Palm Beach Symphony performs Lyric for Strings, a mesmerizing exploration of the extent to which instruments can mirror our emotions. The concert concludes with Igor Stravinsky’s Pulcinella Suite, an early foray into the neoclassic style in which he would produce a period of masterpieces.
This concert was generously underwritten by Peter M. Gottsegen/Gottsegen Family Foundation in memory of the late Sue Gottsegen. Mr. Gottsegenwas married 53 years to his late wife and wrote, “We respected each other; we listened to each other, we enjoyed each other’s company; we liked making each other happy; we supported each other during the disappointments and celebrated the triumphs together; and we made each other laugh and had fun….I couldn’t have asked for anything more.”
Palm Beach Symphony is pleased to join with season sponsor HSS Florida to offer their healthcare workers and employees free access to the concert in recognition of the highquality care and skilled, compassionate, reliable service they provide to our community in a safe and healing environment.
The Masterworks Series continues with guest cellist Julian SchwarzMonday, April 19at 7:30 p.m. and guest pianist Alexander ToradzeSaturday, May 22 at 7:30 p.m. The Symphony hopes to perform the remainder of the season at the Kravis Center as a mix of livestreaming and select seating.
The concert will be broadcast digitally in high-quality video and audio which can beviewed for an entire week following the concert on computers, tablets, smartphones and TVs.Subscription passes for the three concerts in the Masterworks series are $75 with virtual passes to individual concerts available for $30 at www.palmbeachsymphony.organd by phone at (561) 281-0145.
All dates, times, programs, artists, venues and ticket prices are subject to change without notice.
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About HSS
HSS is the world’s leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. At its core is Hospital for Special Surgery, nationally ranked No. 1 in orthopedics (for the 11th consecutive year), No. 4 in rheumatology by U.S. News & World Report (2020-2021)and named a leader in pediatric orthopedics by U.S. News & World Report “Best Children’s Hospitals” list (2020-2021). HSS is ranked world #1 in orthopedics by Newsweek (2020-2021). Founded in 1863, the Hospital has the lowest complication and readmission rates in the nation for orthopedics, and among the lowest infection rates. HSS was the first in New York State to receive Magnet Recognition for Excellence in Nursing Service from the American Nurses Credentialing Center four consecutive times. The global standard total knee replacement was developed at HSS in 1969. An affiliate of Weill Cornell Medical College, HSS has a main campus in New York City and facilities in New Jersey, Connecticut and in the Long Island and Westchester County regions of New York State, as well as in Florida. In addition to patient care, HSS leads the field in research, innovation, and education. The HSS Research Institute comprises 20 laboratories and 300 staff members focused on leading the advancement of musculoskeletal health through prevention of degeneration, tissue repair and tissue regeneration. The HSS Global Innovation Institute was formed in 2016 to realize the potential of new drugs, therapeutics and devices. The HSS Education Institute is a trusted leader in advancing musculoskeletal knowledge and research for physicians, nurses, allied health professionals, academic trainees, and consumers in more than 130 countries. The institution is collaborating with medical centers and other organizations to advance the quality and value of musculoskeletal care and to make world-class HSS care more widely accessible nationally and internationally. www.hss.edu.
