NYCP’s November program presents two sides of the human experience. One side represents the despair found in artistic loneliness, with Samuel Adler’s Duo for Eight Strings - composed in the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic - paired with Shostakovich’s gripping and grief-stricken Chamber Symphony. The second half of the program embodies the exuberant joy of the human spirit, as exemplified by Argentinian Tango. Astor Piazzolla’s Otoño Porteño for violin and orchestra represents the tango traditions of the 20th century. Representing the “new Tango” of the new century is the premiere of the Double Concerto for Bandoneon and Cello by award-winning bandoneon player and composer JP Jofre.
Dongmin Kim conductor
JP Jofre composer / bandoneon
Michael Katz cello
Elizabeth Fayette violin
Stephanie Zyzak violin
Ramón Carrero Martínez viola
SAMUEL ADLER
Duo for Eight Strings
SHOSTAKOVICH
Chamber Symphony in C minor, Op. 110a (arr. Bashai)
intermission
PIAZZOLLA
Otoño Porteño
JP JOFRE
Double Concerto for Cello and Bandoneon (premiere)*
*World Premiere of Jofre's Double Concerto for Cello and Bandoneon dedicated to István Várdai “Commissioned by Müpa Budapest Nonprofit Ltd. and co-commissioned by Ted Viviani"