Peter Otto, violin | Robert Koenig, piano

Peter Otto, the Nashville Symphony’s new Walter Buchanan Sharp Concertmaster performs works for violin by Johannes Brahms, Krzysztof Penderecki, Ottorino Respighi, and Clara Schumann. Otto is a graduate of The Juilliard School and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Rostock, Germany. His honors include top prizes in the Max Rostal Competition in Berlin and the Kingsville Young Performers Competition in Texas. His teachers have included Christiane Hutcap, Vera Kramarova, and Lewis Kaplan, with other significant musical influences being Roman Nodel, Igor Ozim, and Felix Galimir.

PROGRAM
Esa-Pekka Salonen (*1958):
Lachen Verlernt for Solo Violin (2002)

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897):
Sonata No. 2 in A major for Violin and Piano op. 100
    Allegro amabile
    Andante tranquillo
    Alegretto grazioso

INTERMISSION 

Krzysztof Penderecki (1933-2020):
La Follia for Solo Violin (2013)

Ottorino Respighi (1879-1936):
Sonata in b minor for Violin and Piano 
    Moderato
    Andante espressivo
    Allegro moderato ma energico

 

 

 

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