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Sergei Prokofiev
Sonata for Two Violins (16 min)
Sergei Prokofiev arr. Stephen Prutsman
Sonata No. 7, Stalingrad (20 min) (World Premiere, SPCO Commission)
Intermission
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Flute Concerto No. 2 (20 min)
Jasmine Choi,
flute
Pablo de Sarasate arr. Jasmine Choi
Zigeunerweisen for Flute and Orchestra (9 min)
Jasmine Choi,
flute
About This Program
Approximate length 1:35
Celebrated world-wide for her virtuosity and technical prowess, flutist Jasmine Choi makes her SPCO debut in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 2, balancing soaring melodies with striking precision in what she describes as “a cross between familiarity and freshness.” In a dramatic shift, Choi also performs her own arrangement of Pablo de Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen, a showpiece originally written for violin, transformed to showcase Choi’s masterful range of the flute.
Celebrated world-wide for her virtuosity and technical prowess, flutist Jasmine Choi makes her SPCO debut in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Flute Concerto No. 2, balancing soaring melodies with striking precision in what she describes as “a cross between familiarity and freshness.” In a dramatic shift, Choi also performs her own arrangement of Pablo de Sarasate’s Zigeunerweisen, a showpiece originally written for violin, transformed to showcase Choi’s masterful range of the flute.
The arrangement of Sonata No. 7, Stalingrad is made possible by support from Michael Hostetler and Erica Pascal.