Venue:
Sixth & I
Avi Avital, mandolin, and Hanzhi Wang, accordion
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Hayes Series alumna and champion concert accordionist Hanzhi Wang is celebrated for her extraordinary virtuosity and captivating stage presence. GRAMMY-nominated classical mandolinist Avi Avital is best known for his interpretations of popular Baroque and folk music written for performance by other instruments.
During this surprising and impressive collaboration, hear a varied program including Bartók’s playful Romanian Folk Dances, Stravinsky’s graceful and lamenting “Suite italienne” from Pulcinella, Saint-Saens’s passionate Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Sarasate’s Spanish Dances, op. 22, and more.
Program
Fritz Kreisler – Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani
Igor Stravinsky – “Suite italienne” from Pulcinella
Johann Sebastian Bach – “Chaconne” from Partita No. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1004
Béla Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 56
Pablo de Saraste – “Romanza andaluza” from Spanish Dances, op. 22
Manuel de Falla – Danse Espagnole No. 1 from “La Vida Breve”
Camille Saint-Saëns – Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, op. 28
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