Described as a “striking interpreter” who gives a “committed and heartfelt performance” by
Musical America and The New York Times, pianist Fanya Lin has entranced audiences
worldwide with her charismatic and fiery performances. She will perform Rachmaninoff’s
Concerto No. 3, one of the most difficult works in all of the piano repertory. To describe the end
of this piece as jaw-dropping would be an understatement!
Opening this program is Ingrid Stolzel’s City Beautiful, a work of exquisite shimmering textures,
not unlike living on the shore of Lake Michigan, experiencing the shifting colors and patterns of
light reflecting off the water each day.
Concluding this concert – and the season – is Jean Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2. It is a
magnificent work in all respects, inhabiting the complexity and contradictory aspects of human
emotion, but resolving in triumph and glory with a brass chorale like no other.