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Pegasus: The Orchestra presents cellist SUREN BAGRATUNI
March 3, 2023 @ 7:30 pm - 9:00 pm EST
25$ – 55$CLASSICS – MOZART & HAYDN – GRIEG & SCHNITTKE – Pegasus presents cellist Suren Bagratuni
Pegasus: the Orchestra presents cellist Suren Bagratuni, silver medalist of the prestigious Tchaikovsky International Cello Competition (1986) and professor at Michigan State University. In this concert conducted by Karén Hakobyan, the program features Mozart’s Divertimento in D major, K. 136 and Grieg’s Holberg Suite “Suite in olden style” in the first half. Following intermission, Schnittke mirrors Grieg in his Suite in old style for cello, string orchestra and harpsichord. The concert concludes with Haydn’s – Cello Concerto No 1 in C major.
Friday March 3, 2023 7:30-9:15 pm
Christ & Saint Stephen’s Church
120 West 69th Street, New York
PREVIEW: (click on links below to listen)
Suren Bagratuni, cello
DVORAK – Cello Concerto Op. 104, 1st movement
SCHUMANN Three Romances, Op. 94
Pegasus: The Orchestra
GRIEG Holberg Suite Op. 40, I. Praeludium
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48
PROGRAM:
MOZART Divertimento in D major, K. 136
GRIEG Holberg Suite “Suite in olden style”, Op. 40
INTERMISSION
SCHNITTKE Suite in old style for cello and string orchestra
HAYDN Cello Concerto No 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1
PERFORMERS:
Suren Bagratuni, cello
Pegasus: The Orchestra
Karén Hakobyan, artistic director and principal conductor
