Chausson Showcase
October 18, 2009 · 3 p.m.
Chausson’s dazzling Double Concerto showcases violinist Charles Stegeman and pianist David Allen Wehr; the Septet by Saint-Saëns features trumpeter Neal Berntsen; and David Allen Wehr offers Debussy’s Suite Bergamasque (which includes the ever-popular Clair de lune) and the brilliant
Isle of Joy.
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Chausson: |
Concert for Violin, Piano and String Quartet |
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Saint-Saëns: |
Septet for Trumpet, Piano, String Quartet and Double Bass |
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Debussy: |
Suite Bergamasque for Piano Isle of Joy (L’isle joyeuse) for Piano |
Performed by special guest artists: |
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Neal Berntsen |
trumpet, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra |
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Laura Motchalov |
violin, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra |
And members of the Mary Pappert School of Music faculty: |
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David Allen Wehr |
piano, Jack W. Geltz Distinguished Piano Chair |
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Charles Stegeman |
violin, Chair of Strings |
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Rachel Stegeman |
violin, Adjunct Professor of Violin |
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Marylène Gingras-Roy |
viola, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra |
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David Premo |
cello, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra |
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Jeffrey Turner |
double bass, Principal Double Bass, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra |
Pre-concert event: |
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| French harpsichord music played by Rebecca Rollett, Adjunct Professor of Harpsichord and Baroque Studies |
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