Friday October 4th, 2019 7:30PM
In the 19th-century Roma or “Gypsy” culture became a phenomenon. A people of unknown origin living on the fringes of society became a symbol for the outsider, unbound by polite European society and emotional restraint. Roma presents iconic “Zigeunerlieder” by Brahms, Dvorak, and Liszt, as well as virtuosic violin showpieces by Ravel and Sarasate.
Johannes Brahms Zigeunerlieder Op. 103
Antonín Dvořák Zigeunermelodien Op. 55
Franz Liszt Die Drei Zigeuner, Hungarian Rhapsody no. 2
Maurice Ravel Tzigane
Pablo Sarasate Zigeunerweisen Op. 20
Tami Petty soprano
Kristin Gornstein mezzo-soprano
Michael Kelly baritone
Stanichka Dimitrova violin
Michael Brofman, Nana Shi piano
Pre-Concert Lecture by Cristiana Grigore (Roma People’s Project)