March 10, 2012
Music Among Friends

Gary HoffmanGuest artist:  Gary Hoffman, cello
Concert begins at 7:30 pm
Kilstofte “News Flash”
Dvorak “Cello Concerto"
Brahms “Symphony #3”

Two of the most important Romantic composers, Brahms and Dvorak, were friends, and their friendship influenced both men.  Brahms’ monumental yet pastoral 3rd Symphony, like many of his other compositions, is actually very intimate and personal in nature. 

Dvorak’s Cello Concerto is one of the most famous and beloved compositions for that instrument.  Join Tomasz and two of his musical friends, the world-renowned cellist Gary Hoffman and the young American composer Mark Kilstofte (whose work “News Flash” will be played), as they share with you an evening of musical conversations.

 

Guest Artist Bio: Gary Hoffman, Cello

Gary HoffmanGary Hoffman combines instrumental mastery, great beauty of sound, and a poetic sensibility in his distinctive and memorable performances. Hoffman achieved international renown following his victory as the first American to win the Rostropovich International Cello Competition in Paris in 1986. He has appeared as soloist with the world's leading orchestras, including those of Chicago, Cleveland, Philadelphia, London, Montréal, Toronto, and San Francisco, collaborating with such celebrated conductors as André Previn, Charles Dutoit, James Levine, Kent Nagano, Mstislav Rostropovich, Sir Andrew Davis, and Herbert Blomstedt.

In the 2010-11 season, Gary Hoffman performed with Orquesta Sinfónica De Puerto Rico and the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra, in addition to maintaining his active European schedule. Past highlights include multiple performances and tours with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has appeared at Chamber Music Northwest in Portland, Oregon, with the Greensboro Symphony playing the Beethoven Triple Concerto, and at Caramoor as a Distinguished Artist. Gary Hoffman recently returned to the Ravinia Festival, giving an all-Beethoven recital with pianist André-Michel Schub, and taught again at the Steans Institute. Other U.S. engagements have included a performance of Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1 with Madison Symphony, a solo Bach recital at the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theatre, and Elgar's Cello Concerto with Jorge Mester and the Naples Philharmonic.