Poem of Ecstasy
Saturday, May 2, 2020
7:30 P.M.
Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, VBC
Davidson Classical Series
Concert Details
| Schubert | Fierabras Overture |
| Beethoven | “Triple” Concerto for violin, cello, piano, and orchestra |
| Prokofiev | Lieutenant Kijé Suite |
| Scriabin | Poem of Ecstasy |
Yevgeny Kutik, violin
Emilio Colón, cello
James Dick, piano
Though it’s uncertain for what purpose Beethoven’s Triple Concerto was written, its aristocratic pomp and refined interplay between the three soloists have cemented its reputation as the most enduring composition for violin, cello, piano, and orchestra. Prokofiev’s suite from Lieutenant Kijé (1934) was not only his first music for the silver screen, but the first-ever extraction of an orchestral soundtrack for the concert stage. The HSO closes this remarkable season with dazzling musical fireworks: Aleksandr Scriabin’s magnificent Poem of Ecstasy, a symphonic representation of pure creative spirit unleashed from all worldly confines – “eternal creation without external motivation,” in the composer’s own words.
