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Sirena Plays Sibelius

February 14-16, 2025

Masterwork Series

HARTFORD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Carolyn Kuan, Music Director

SIRENA PLAYS SIBELIUS

Friday, February 14, 2025/ 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 15, 2025/ 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, February 16, 2025/ 3:00 p.m.

Belding Theater, The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts

CAROLYN KUAN, conductor
Sirena Huang, violin

Richard Strauss (1864-1949)		Don Juan, op. 20
William L. Dawson *(1899-1990)*		Negro Folk Symphony I. The Bond of Africa: Adagio—Allegro con brio II. Hope in the Night: Andante—Allegretto (alla scherzando) III. O Le' Me Shine, Shine Like a Morning Star: Allegro con brio
-INTERMISSION-
Jean Sibelius (1865-1957)		Concerto for Violin in D minor, op. 47 I. Allegro moderato II. Adagio di molto III. Allegro, ma non tanto Sirena Huang, violin

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

About the Artist

Sirena Huang

Violin

Musican Roster

Violin 1 Leonid Sigal Gary Capozziello Lisa Rautenberg Linda Beers Romina Kostare Millie Piekos Michael Eby Perry Elliott Katalin Viragh Gavin Fallow Mary Ellen Briga Lisa Kugelman Emlyn Ngai Katalin Viszmeg	Violin 2 Michael Duffett Jaroslaw Lis Candace Lammers Krzysztof Gadawski Alicia Rattin Yuri Kharenko Diane Frederickson Nathan Lowman Selah Kwak Eugenia Cho Frank Bigenho Grace Coolidge Teresa Campbell	Viola Michael Wheeler Gretchen Frazier Devon Duarte Kyle Davis Andrew Knebel Nick Kaynor. Arthur Masi Nicholas Citro Melinda Daetsch Yaroslav Kargin Kathy Peet Steve Larson
Cello Amy Ward Butler Peter Zay Jennifer Combs Tom Hudson Esther Benjamin Adam Willson Kathy Schiano Mariusz Skula Katherine Kennedy Jacob Nordlinger Sanga Yoon	Double Bass Edward Rozie Robert Groff Alex Svensen Samantha Donato Joseph Messina Anthony Connaway Joseph Messina Edward Allman Kevin Huhn	Flute Barbara Hopkins Jennifer Berman Jeanne Wilson
Oboe Stephen Wade Charles Huang Marilyn Krentzman	Clarinet Sangwon Lee Curt Blood Paul Cho James Kleiner	Bassoon Yeh-Chi Wang Jensen Bocco Rebecca Noreen
French Horn Barbara Hill John Michael Flavetta Eric Brummitt Jamie Thorne Jamie Marci	Trumpet Dovas Lietvuninkas John Charles Thomas Wayne Dumaine	Trombones Robert Hoveland Michael Shayte Bass Trombone Reid Harman
Tuba Jarrod Briley	Timpani Robert McEwan	Percussion Doug Perry Mark Stein Chris Swist Michael Blancaflor
Harp Susan Knapp Thomas

Program Notes

Don Juan, Tone Poem (after Nicolaus Lenau), Op. 20 (1888) (Born June 11, 1864 in Munich Died September 9, 1949 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen)

Richard Strauss

William L. Dawson (Born September 26, 1899 in Anniston, Alabama Died May 2, 1990 in Montgomery, Alabama)

Negro Folk Symphony (1931-1932)

Sergei Sibelius (Born December 8, 1865 in Hämeenlinna, Finland Died September 20, 1957 in Järvenpää, Finland)

Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D minor, OP. 47 (1903)