[POSTPONED] Evgeny Kissin, piano; Joshua Bell, violin; & Steven Isserlis, cello (on-demand until 5/27/2021)
$30
Solomon Rosowsky — Fantastic Dance Op. 6
Ernest Bloch — Baal Shem, B. 47
Mikhail Gnessin — Piano Trio Op. 63
Dmitri Shostakovich — Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Joseph Achron — Selected works
This event will no longer stream on the originally scheduled dates of May 21–27. Washington Performing Arts is continuing to work with the artists and their management to schedule a revised recording date (and revised streaming dates thereafter). At this time, no tickets to the performance are on sale.
Joshua Bell, violin
Steven Isserlis, cello
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Solomon Rosowsky – Fantastic Dance, Op. 6
Joseph Achron – 2 duets for violin & cello TBA
Ernest Bloch – From Jewish Life, B. 54
Ernest Bloch – Baal Shem
Mikhail Gnessin – Piano Trio, Op. 63
Dmitri Shostakovich – Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67
Three masters of classical music unite in the magisterial space of the Kennedy Center Concert Hall for an emotionally powerful and musically diverse presentation focusing on themes of vibrant Jewish life, memory, and loss.
The first half of the Headline Artist program includes works inspired by Jewish folk songs and liturgical melodies. It will feature stirring performances by Bell and Isserlis of duo works by Russian Jewish composer Joseph Achron and two evocative pieces by Ernest Bloch: From Jewish Life and the Baal Shem Suite. Evgeny Kissin will then offer readings of Yiddish poetry memorializing a lost way of life.
The program’s second half addresses the loss of the Holocaust. It begins with Piano Trio, Op. 63, by Mikhail Gnessin and concludes with an unforgettable classic by Shostakovich, the Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor, Op. 67, inspired by the loss of a great friend and by the world’s discovery of the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps.
Featuring a Headline Artist performance plus:
Soundcheck: The Arts, Undistanced: Wynton Marsalis in conversation with Steven Isserlis — part of a new WPA series.
Linger Longer: Panel discussion on “Lost Culture,” featuring Evgeny Kissin and a number of experts on Jewish history and culture.
The broadcast will take place May 21, 2021 at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific. Streaming for ticketbuyers and subscribers through May 27, 2021.
For more information: https://www.washingtonperformingarts.org/seasontickets/home-delivery-plus/evgeny-kissin-joshua-bell-steven-isserlis/