Giovanni Bottesini – Past Concerts

Clarice Assad — Suite for Lower Strings
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Clarice Assad — Suite for Lower Strings
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Xavier Foley, double bass & Denise Dillenbeck, violin)
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Nathan Bieber — The Silver Streaks (2024 Composition Winner)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Al Valmadrid, violin & Mickey Rybiski, double bass, 2024 Adult Cat. Concerto Grand Prize Winner)
Maurice Ravel — Tzigane (Jessie Zimmermann, violin, 2024 Young Adult Cat. Concerto Grand Prize Winner)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Nathan Bieber — The Silver Streaks (2024 Composition Winner)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Al Valmadrid, violin & Mickey Rybiski, double bass, 2024 Adult Cat. Concerto Grand Prize Winner)
Maurice Ravel — Tzigane (Jessie Zimmermann, violin, 2024 Young Adult Cat. Concerto Grand Prize Winner)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Jessie Montgomery — Starburst
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Maggie Carter, double bass)
Max Bruch — Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
John Duncan — "Solemn" from Three Proclamations
Antonín Dvořák — Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22, B. 52

Domenico Cimarosa — Overture to Il Matrimonio segreto ("The Secret Marriage")
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Ruggero Allifranchini, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Fela Sowande — African Suite ("V. Akinla: Allegro non troppo")
Adolphus Hailstork — Symphony No. 1

Domenico Cimarosa — Overture to Il Matrimonio segreto ("The Secret Marriage")
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Ruggero Allifranchini, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Fela Sowande — African Suite ("V. Akinla: Allegro non troppo")
Adolphus Hailstork — Symphony No. 1

Xavier Foley — Selected works
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Chien Tan, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Xavier Foley — Selected works
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Chien Tan, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Xavier Foley — Selected works
Xavier Foley — For Justice and Peace (Chien Tan, violin & Xavier Foley, double bass)
Giovanni Bottesini — Double Bass Concerto No. 2 in B minor (Xavier Foley, double bass)
Gustav Holst — The Planets, Op. 32

Sergei Prokofiev — Symphony No. 1 in D major, Op. 25 "Classical"
Melia Watras — A brazen butterfly alights (Melia Watras, viola; Valerie Muzzolini, harp)
Giovanni Bottesini — Gran duo concertante for violin and double bass (Rachel Lee Priday, violin; Jordan Anderson, double bass)
Giuseppe Battista Sammartini — Concerto grosso in G minor, Op. 5, No. 6 ("Pastorale")
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33 (Sæunn Thorsteinsdóttir, cello)
Johannes Brahms — Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80 (Daren Weissfisch, conductor)

An evening of music for everyone. Prokofiev, Sibelius, Bach, and Strauss share the program with A Musicological Journey Through the 12 Days of Christmas and a joyful audience sing-along.

This working rehearsal includes the full concert program of holiday music and classics, from Bach, Prokofiev, Sibelius, and Strauss to A Musicological Journey Through the 12 Days of Christmas.

Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons

Tartini/Kreisler – Devil’s Trill
Wiancko – American Haiku
Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante
Piazzolla – Four Seasons

Johann Sebastian Bach – Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B-flat major, BWV 1051
Aaron Copland – Quiet City
Giovanni Bottesini – Rossini Fantasia
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento in B-flat major, K.159b
Joachim Raff – Sinfonietta in F major, Op. 188

Yuan Fang, professor of violin and head of the strings division at the China Conservatory, Beijing, performs works by Faure, Szymanowski, Ferrari, and others, including traditional Chinese melodies.

Bottesini – Adagio Melanconico ed Appassionato
Bottesini – Fantasia “Lucia di Lammermoor”
Bruch – Kol Nidrei
Haydn – Cello Concerto No. 1

Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante for violin, double bass, and piano
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Piazzola – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

Bottesini – Gran Duo Concertante for violin, double bass, and piano
Mozart – Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Piazzola – The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires