New York Classical Players is thrilled to be at Brown University for a runout concert, featuring the Double Concerto No. 2 for Two Violas, by Eric Nathan, with celebrated violists Misha Amory and Hsin-Yun Huang as soloists. NYCP revisits Nathan's Omaggio a Gesualdo, which pays tribute to the renaissance composer Carlo Gesualdo. The program opens with barrier-breaking composer William Grant Still's Mother and Child, an elegant, emotional portrayal of motherhood. Final piece on Schubert's beloved Death and the Maiden, known for its emotional depth and intensity.
Dongmin Kim conductor
Misha Amory viola
Hsin-Yun Huang viola
Madeline Fayette cello
Seth Grosshandler / Concertino for Cello and Strings (premiere)
William Grant Still / Mother and Child
Eric Nathan / Double Concerto No. 2 for Two Violas* (NYC premiere)
Schubert / Death and the Maiden