CHAMBER SERIES

Masterworks for String Orchestra

  • Tuesday, May 2, 2023 | 7:30 pm | The Huntington, Rothenberg Hall
  • Saturday, May 6, 2023 | 7:30 pm | The Wallis

Program

HILDEGARD OF BINGEN

O virtus Sapientiae

BENJAMIN BRITTEN

Simple Symphony, Op. 4

FELIX MENDELSSOHN

Sinfonia No. 10 in B minor

PAUL HINDEMITH

Five Pieces for String Orchestra, Op. 44, No. 1

Edvard Grieg

EDVARD GRIEG

Holberg Suite, Op. 40

Margaret Batjer Director of Chamber Music


Immerse yourself in the velvet sounds of the string orchestra in this program, curated by LACO Concertmaster and Director of Chamber Music Margaret Batjer. Spanning more than 800 years, the works include 12th-century German abbess Hildegard von Bingen’s O virtus Sapientiae; Benjamin Britten’s melodious Simple Symphony, with its sophisticated orchestrations of tunes he had written as a child; the compact but lively 10th String Symphony in B minor written by a teenaged Felix Mendelssohn; Paul Hindemith’s compelling Five Pieces for String Orchestra; and Edvard Grieg’s Holberg Suite, which sits at the intersection of Baroque-style dances and Nordic treatments and harmonies. 

 

Masterworks for String Orchestra at Rothenberg Hall is made possible by a generous contribution from June + Simon Li.  

Masterworks for String Orchestra is made possible by a generous gift from Jim Mulally. Additional support for these Masterworks for String Orchestra concerts comes from Allan + Muriel Kotin and Anne + Jeffrey Grausam. 

 


Media Sponsor San Francisco Classical Voice

Artists

Margaret Batjer

Concertmaster + Director of Chamber Music

Susan Rishik

acting assistant concertmaster

Josefina Vergara

principal violin II

Sarah Thornblade

associate principal violin II

Jonathan Moerschel

acting principal viola

Wendy Richman

acting associate principal viola

Andrew Shulman

principal cello

Armen Ksajikian

associate principal cello

David Grossman

principal bass

Ryan Sweeney

personnel manager

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Student Rush Tickets

Rush Tickets are available to students for $8 at the box office starting one hour prior to start time. One ticket per valid student ID; subject to availability at the discretion of the box office.