JON KIMURA PARKER, piano

ADAMS Two Fanfares (Tromba lontana, Short Ride in a Fast Machine)
BARBER Piano Concerto • BARBER Adagio for Strings
RESPIGHI Pines of Rome

One of the 20th century’s most popular composers, Samuel Barber, was from West Chester. We celebrate his centennial with his famous Adagio for Strings and the Piano Concerto with stellar pianist Jon Kimura Parker.

“Is it possible to dislike Jon Kimura Parker? I propose that it is not.”
—The Oregonian on Jon Kimura Parker

AMY PORTER, flute

PANN Slalom • DAUGHERTY Trail of Tears for Flute and Orchestra
BEETHOVEN Symphony No.3, “Eroica”

Wilmington native Amy Porter is one of America’s finest flutists. On a program anchored by a groundbreaking Beethoven symphony, we’ll hear her play a new concerto by past A.I. du Pont Award winner Michael Daugherty.

“Great flute playing.” —Sir James Galway on Amy Porter

ALBAN GERHARDT, cello
LIBBY LARSEN, composer

LARSEN Solo Symphony (Symphony No. 5)
DVORAK Cello Concerto

Our 2011 A.I. du Pont winner, composer Libby Larsen, was born in Wilmington. We’ll hear her jazz-influenced Fifth Symphony, and welcome a rising German virtuoso cellist with an achingly lyrical concerto by Dvorak.

“One of the most impressive bodies of music of our time.”
—Hartford Courant on Libby Larsen

“Undoubtedly one of the most brilliant cellists of his generation.”
—The Cincinnati Enquirer on Alban Gerhardt

UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE CHORUS
TURID KARLSEN, soprano
ROBYNNE REDMON, mezzo-soprano

MAHLER Symphony No. 2, “Resurrection”

There’s no more inspiring music than Gustav Mahler’s “Resurrection” Symphony, an epic journey from deathly darkness to heavenly light. The University of Delaware Chorus and a pair of leading opera singers join us for two of the grandest evenings in our long history.

“Spot-on high notes, supple phrases and superb dynamic control from one end of her range to the other.”
—Opera News on Turid Karlsen

“Glorious singing, intense acting, excellent phrasing, ardent tone, splendid shading and solid coloratura and excellent artistic sense.”
—Das Opernglas on Robynne Redmon

MARTINA FILJAK, piano

WAGNER Tannhäuser Overture • GRIEG Piano Concerto
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 5

Be one of the first to hear a pianist on the rise—Cleveland Piano Competition winner Martina Filjak. And David Amado conducts two lush, beloved masterworks to conclude our season.

“A musician of unusual sophistication, discipline and personality."
—The Cleveland Plain Dealer on Martina Filjak