Classical
A Far Cry - Sibling Sounds (2)
Musical Program
Georg Philipp Telemann | Concerto No. 1 for Four Violins in G major, TWV 40:201
Grażyna Bacewicz | Quartet for Four Violins
Antonio Vivaldi | Concerto for Four Violins, Cello Obligato, and Strings in B minor, Op. 3, No. 10, RV 580, “L’Estro Armonico”
Sofia Gubaidulina | Quaternion for Cello Quartet (1996) (25’)
Curated by Crier Sarah Darling
In celebration of the versatility and virtuosity of A Far Cry’s violin and cello sections, curator Sarah Darling throws down a gauntlet of a program that showcases the technical prowess and emotional depth of these instruments. Featuring four Criers from the violin section and all four Crier cellists in a program of chamber music done in only the way A Far Cry can: Sibling Sounds highlights the radiant harmonies of a violin quartet, the lush sound of four cellos, and the close bonds within.
Celebrity Series of Boston presents Zlatomir Fung
The youngest cellist to win a Gold Medal at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, 24-year-old Zlatomir Fung enjoys a busy and varied international career. His appearances with renowned orchestras have showcased canon works and new commissions, demonstrating the breadth of his technique and musical insight.
Fung, a passionate film fan, has chosen works that conjure iconic moments from opera and screen, including a new fantasia on Bizet’s Carmen, written for him by Marshall Estrin.
Program Details:
Johannes Brahms | Violin Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108, arr. for cello and piano
Justin Dello Joio | Due Per Due for cello and piano
Bernard Herrmann | “Scène d’amour” from Vertigo, arr. Zlatomir Fung
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky | “Lensky’s Aria” from Eugene Onegin, arr. Mikhail Bukinik
Marshall Estrin | Fantasia Carmen, for cello and piano
Boston Philharmonic - Mahler Symphony No. 2
There is nothing like Mahler’s Symphony No. 2. It is an apocalyptic work requiring vast forces: a giant orchestra, as well as an organ, chorus, two soloists and multiple offstage musicians. Mahler poses the great questions of life and provides heart-stopping answers. In the finale the earth quakes, graves burst open, the last trumpet sounds, and a heavenly choir reassures all humankind: "Rise again, yes, thou shalt rise again." Of the culminating moments Mahler wrote: "A feeling of overwhelming love fills us with blissful knowledge and illuminates our existence."
Dame Sarah Connolly, acclaimed as one of the greatest Mahler singers in living memory, sings the mezzo-soprano part, which includes the ineffable song "Urlicht." Her 2022 BPO performance of Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde sublimely demonstrated the poignancy that she brings to Mahler's music. She and Swedish soprano Miah Persson sing the mezzo and soprano part, respectively, on Maestro Zander's recording of the Mahler Second with the London Philharmonia Orchestra (you can hear it here). The authenticity that both bring to Mahler's music perfectly matches my vision.
-Benjamin Zander
Longwood Symphony - 2025 Gala
Dr. Terry L. Buchmiller
Pediatric Surgeon, Boston Children’s Hospital
Associate Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Terry L. Buchmiller is a pediatric surgeon in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Boston Children's Hospital and Associate Professor of Surgery at the Harvard Medical School. She received her M.D. from the University of California at Davis, graduating as her class valedictorian. She trained in general surgery at the UCLA Medical Center where she also spent two years in the pediatric surgical research laboratory. She completed her pediatric surgical fellowship in 1997 at Boston Children’s Hospital, being the first woman trainee.
Terry is board certified in both General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery. She performs the full spectrum of pediatric surgery, with particular expertise in fetal surgery, prenatal counseling, and the care of newborns with surgical disease. She is the lead pediatric surgeon in the Maternal Fetal Care Center. She is an examiner for the American Board of Surgery, and has chaired both the Fetal and Wellness Committees of the American Pediatric Surgical Association. She is the Past President of the Massachusetts Chapter of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and served nationally as an ACS Governor, including the Executive Committee.
In 2019 she received the Robert P. Masland, Jr. Teaching Award from Harvard Medical School, awarded to only one faculty member from over 1700 at Boston Children’s Hospital, her most cherished accomplishment.
A former music major, she has delighted in playing the violin with the Longwood Symphony for over 20 years, and has served on the Membership Committee. She is an avid runner, and has completed 5 of the world major marathons with her running friends.
Nashua Arts - Symphony NH - It’s All Overtures
Most overtures act as musical synopsis hinting at themes or motives to come. Others are completely unique and have little if any reference to the forthcoming program. This performance will feature some of the most well-known overtures from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro to Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story.
Fanny Mendelssohn Overture in C Major
Leonard Bernstein Overture to West Side Story arr. Peress
Gioachino Rossini Overture to William Tell
Wolfgang Mozart Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro)
Scott Joplin Overture to Treemonisha
Quinn Mason Toast of the Town
Pietro Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria rusticana
Johannes Brahms Academic Festival Overture
Guiseppe Verdi Overture to Nabucco