"In such a night as this": Nocturnes
A nocturnal atmosphere hovers over this program bookended by two of the literature’s most famous pieces inspired by the magic and mystery of the nighttime hours: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Eine kleine Nachtmusik and Claude Debussy’s orchestral trilogy Nocturnes, the latter a collaboration with the acclaimed Seattle Girls Choir. The Philharmonic’s principal cellist Soohyun Juhn takes the solo spotlight in works by sisters Lili and Nadia Boulanger, including Lili’s Nocturne. A handful of shorter Debussy works and Franz von Suppé’s ever-popular overture to the operetta Poet and Peasant round out this unique concert.
MOZART | Eine kleine Nachtmusik
LILI BOULANGER | Nocturne for Cello and Orchestra
NADIA BOULANGER | Three Pieces for Cello and Orchestra
Soloist | SOOHYUN JUHN, Cello
VON SUPPÉ | Overture, Poet and Peasant
DEBUSSY |
- Morceau
- Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
- Berceuse héroïque
- Three Nocturnes (with Seattle Girls Choir, Sarra S. Doyle, Director)
April 11th
2 pm
Benaroya Hall