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Masterwork Series

About the Artist

Musican Roster

Program Notes

Brahms’ First

November 15-17, 2024

Masterwork Series

HARTFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Carolyn Kuan, Music Director

BRAHMS' FIRST

Friday, November 15, 2024 / 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 16, 2024 / 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 17, 2024 / 3:00 p.m.

Belding Theater, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

Carolyn Kuan, conductor
Inbal Segev, cello

EDWARD ELGAR
1857-1934

Concerto for Cello in E minor, op. 85
I. Adagio; Moderato
II. Lento; Allegro molto
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro; Moderato; Allegro, ma non troppo

Inbal Segev, cello

-INTERMISSION-

JOHANNES BRAHMS
(1833-1897)

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, op. 68
I. Un poco sostenuto; Allegro
II. Andante sostenuto
III. Un poco allegretto e grazioso
IV. Adagio; Più andante; Allegro non troppo, ma con brio

The 2024-2025 Masterworks Series is presented by

The 2024-2025 Masterworks Series is also sponsored by The Elizabeth M. and Harriette M. Landon Foundation

The post of Music Director is endowed by the Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation.

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The Hartford Symphony Orchestra receives major support from the Greater Hartford Arts Council, the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving, and with support from the Department of Economic and Community Development, Connecticut Office of the Arts
which also receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

About the Artist

Carolyn Kuan

Music Director / Conductor

Inbal Segev

Cello

Musican Roster

Violin 1 Leonid Sigal Gary Capozziello Lisa Rautenberg Deborah Tyler Linda Beers Millie Piekos Romina Kostare Katalin Viragh Lu Friedman Perry Elliott Jihye Joelle Maree Michael Eby Mary Ellen Briga Gavin Fallow	Violin 2 Michael Duffett Jaroslaw Lis Benjamin Kremer Yuri Kharenko Diane Frederickson Krzysztof Gadawski Nathan Lowman Virginia Kramer Selah Kwak Alicia Rattin Yukiko Kuhara Teri Einfeldt Barbara Vaughan Cody Bigenho	Viola Michael Wheeler Nick Borghoff Gretchen Frazier Arthur Masi Devon Duarte Kyle Davis Nicholas Kaynor Andrew Knebel Nicholas Citro Marvin Warshaw Delores Thayer Kathy Peet
Cello Jia Cao Peter Zay Cara Cheung Adam Willson Yoonhee Ko Jennifer Combs Tom Hudson Kathy Schiano Mariusz Skula David Kramer	Double Bass Edward Rozie Robert Groff Mark Zechel Joseph Messina Anthony Connaway Alex Svensen Ed Allman	Flute Barbara Hopkins Jeanne Wilson
Oboe Stephen Wade Marilyn Krentzman	Clarinet Sangwon Lee Curt Blood	Bassoon Yeh-Chi Wang Jensen Bocco Vinny Lamonica
French Horn Barbara Hill John Michael Flavetta Eric Brummitt Jaime Thorne	Trumpet John Charles Thomas Gino Villareal	Trombones Michael Shayte Adam Hanna Bass Trombone William Whitaker
Tuba Cole Fayemi	Timpani Gene Bozzi

Program Notes

Edward Elgar (Born June 2, 1857 in Broadheath, England Died February 23, 1934 in Worcester)

Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, Op. 85 (1918-1919)

Johannes Brahms (Born May 7, 1833 in Hamburg Died April 3, 1897 in Vienna)

Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 (1855-1876)