Christopher Lyndon-Gee, music director
Oswaldo Machado, solo piano
Kelley Nassief, solo soprano

The most important and fascinating post-modernist composer in the world today, Valentin Silvestrov (Ukraine, born 1937), is presented with one of his greatest works: Postludium, featuring as solo pianist our recently graduated student of composition, conducting and piano, Oswaldo Machado.

Much-loved faculty member, the distinguished soprano, Kelley Nassief, sings Richard Strauss‘s matchless and unforgettable Four Last Songs; and Ms. Nassief joins the orchestra in the magical Finale, mixing the whimsical and mystical of Gustav Mahler’s profound Fifth Symphony.

Program:
Valentin SILVESTROV Postludium (Oswaldo Machado, solo piano)
Richard STRAUSS Four Last Songs (Kelley Nassief, solo soprano)
Gustav MAHLER Symphony Nr. 4 (Kelley Nassief, solo soprano)