Festival Casals de Puerto Rico 2007 - Remaining Dates

This is a quick update on the Festival Casals de Puerto Rico schedule for 2007. There are five more shows remaining before the grand finale on March 3rd. The finale will feature Roberto Sierra’s Missa Latina (“Pro Pax”). In a review from the debut performance of the piece, ionarts Classical Music, Art, Literature—the good stuff had this to say:

A work based on the Latin Mass as Mr. Sierra remembers it from childhood, a plea for peace (hence “Pro Pax”), it is also a showcase for Sierra’s Hispanic background, “which,” he is quoted in the notes by Richard Freed, “comes across through the fabric of my musical language.” That might just be a bit of an understatement, as it turned out. It’s a Catholic work alright, set to the text of the traditional Latin Mass with the Kyrie (Hello, Carmina Burana!), Gloria, Credo (ever-lasting), Sanctus, and Agnus Dei as well as an Introitus and Offertorium (wild and smashing), but it has more than a shade of Caribbean or South American flair to it; it carries that heritage most prominently on its sleeve.

While paying to hear mass sung, might not be such a good deal, it does sound like it could be very inspiring. In my opinion, I believe that the organizers behind this year's festival have done an extremely good job building the schedule and filling it in the spirit of Pablo Casals himself with world class musicians. A great tribute to the maestro indeed.

• Sunday, February 18 , 2007
  Drama Hall
  4:00 pm
  
  PARIS PIANO TRIO
  Régis Pasquier, violín/violin
  Roland Pidoux, violonchelo/cello
  Jean-Claude Pennetier, piano/piano
  Música de cámara/Chamber music
  
  Program
  
  J. Francaix - String trio
  P. I. Tchaikovsky -Piano trio in A minor, Op. 50
  G. Fauré - Piano quartet no. 1 in C minor, Op. 15
  
  
• Wednesday, February 21, 2007
  Drama Hall
  8:00 pm
  
  PIOTR ANDERSZEWSKI, pianist
  
  Program
  
  Bach selection or Beethoven Bagatelles TBD
  
  Intermission
  
  L. v. Beethoven -Diabelli Variations
  
  
• Saturday, February 24, 2007
  Festival Hall
  8:00 pm
  
  Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra
  Giancarlo Guerreo, Guest Conductor
  Vladimir Feltsman, pianist
  
  Program
  
  M. Mussorgsky - Khovantchina Overture
  D. Shostakovich - Piano concerto no. 1 in C minor, Op. 35
  S. Prokofiev - Piano concerto no. 1 in D-flat Major
  
  Intermission
  
  R. Strauss - Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40
  
  
• Sunday, February 25, 2007
  Drama Hall
  4:00 pm
  
  Nina Kotova – cellist
  Fabio Bidini, pianist
  
  Program
  
  S. Prokofiev - Sonata for cello and piano in C major, Op. 19
  
  Intermission
  
  S. Rachmaninoff - Sonata for cello and piano in G minor, Op. 19
  
  
• Friday, March 2 , 2007
  Drama Hall
  8:00 pm
  
  Julia Fischer, violinist
  Milana Chernyavska, pianist
  
  Program
  
  F. Schubert -Sonatine no. 2 in A minor for violin and piano, D. 385
  C. Debussy -Sonata for violin and piano in G minor.
  
  Intermission
  
  J. S. Bach - Sonata no. 2 in A minor for solo violin, BWV 1003
  F. Mendelssohn - Sonata for violin and piano in F major
  
  
• Saturday, March 3 , 2007
  Festival Hall
  8:00 pm
  
  Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra
  Andreas Delfs, Guest Conductor
  Heidi Grant Murphy, soprano
  Daniel Webster, baritone
  San Juan Philharmonic Chorale
  Carmen Acevedo, Chorus Director
  
  Program
  
  R. Sierra -Latin Mass Pro Pax

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