Thursday, April 21, 2021 at 7:30 pm
The Rebecca Cohn Auditorium, Halifax
Presented by Nice Moves, Jules Chamberlain – Red Door Realty and Atlantica Hotel
Featuring Holly Mathieson, conductor and host
Janina Fialkowska, piano
Stacey Brown, Maria Anna Mozart Award winner
Symphony Nova Scotia
Welcome our new Yamaha CFX Concert Grand Piano to the stage! This instrument was made possible through the generous support of the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia (JSF Fund); Nice Moves, Jules Chamberlain – Red Door Realty; Dr. Jane Gordon; and Doctor Piano. Thank you for creating opportunities for our audiences and communities to experience exceptional musical expression and creativity.
| Fanny Mendelssohn (1805-1847) Overture in C Major |
10' |
| Stacey Brown Don't Touch the Middle Switch Commissioned by Symphony Nova Scotia through the Maria Anna Mozart Award |
10' |
| Robert Schumann (1810-1856) Overture, Op. 52 |
7' |
| Intermission | |
| Frédéric Chopin (1810-1849) Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor I. Maestoso II. Larghetto III. Allegro vivace Janina Fialkowska, piano |
43' |
Additional players: Lauren Klein and Leonardo Perez, violin; Carrie VanSlyke, viola; Louis Garson, bass; Jack Chen, flute; Graham Lord, clarinet; Julie Cuming and Randal Ulmer, horn; Bob Nicholson, trombone.
I wanted to shape this concert around the world premiere of Stacey Brown’s Don’t Touch the Middle Switch. Stacey was the 2019 winner of Symphony Nova Scotia’s Maria Anna Mozart Award, which was founded by, and is sponsored by the generosity of, Halifax resident and Symphony supporter Dr. Jane Gordon. This piece is a real highlight of the year for me, and marks an important moment in our orchestra’s musical legacy.
Learn some fun and interesting facts about the composers featured in this concert, as well as the music that will be on the program.