CSO Principal Cello Ilya Finkelshteyn plays a spellbinding Saint-Saëns showpiece.
Program
MOZART: Overture to The Magic Flute
Jimmy López BELLIDO: New Work (CSO co-commission)
SAINT-SAËNS: Cello Concerto No. 1
PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 7
Artists
Christian Reif, conductor
Ilya Finkelshteyn, cello
Venue
Music HallSeries
Friday Mornings
Saturday Evenings A
What's Interesting
The richness and beauty of the cello comes through brilliantly when CSO Principal Cello Ilya Finkelshteyn plays the spellbinding melodies of Saint-Saëns’ firework First Concerto. The magical evening ties-in music by Mozart and Jimmy López Bellido, each inspired by fairy tales. Prokofiev’s poignant and profound orchestral farewell provides a thrilling showpiece for the entire Orchestra.
What our Musicians are Saying
"I have known Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto since my early teens. From the first time I heard Mstislav Rastrapovich perform it, who was my idol growing up, I truly fell in love with it. This piece is full of passion, melancholy, love and vigorous energy. It is lyrical and virtuosic at the same time. It truly shows off the cello well. It usually is very easy to listen to, and to feel every emotion the composer envisioned.
Every time I perform at the Music Hall here in Cincinnati I feel a special connection with the audience. I have been here 15 years and there are many friends, family and concert goers that by now I recognize so well. It is truly special to perform for them, and to bring them the joy of listening to this Cello Concerto."|
—Ilya Finkelshteyn