Listen above as Bill Thomas interviews Fargo-Moorhead Symphony Music Director Christopher Zimmerman, featured violinist Rachel Barton Pine, and composer Quinn Mason about the September 23-24 concert, with samples of the music.
"The Notorious RBP" is the very celebrated violinist Rachel Barton Pine, and she plays two contrasting pieces with the Fargo Moorhead Symphony — Sarasate's flamboyant Carmen Fantasy and Sylvie Bodorova's lyrical Concerto for the Flowers.
Quinn Martin is a composer from Dallas who has been getting a lot of attention and performance — his piece the FM Symphony is doing is from an all-but concerto, Joyous, the piece is called Running. They and Christopher Zimmerman discuss the pieces, as well as the Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances, that are on the program.
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From the FM Symphony:
Masterworks 1 | The Notorious RBP
When: Saturday, September 23, 7:30pm & Sunday, September 24, 2:00pm
Where: Festival Concert Hall, NDSU
Tickets: FMSymphony.org
Music Director: Christopher Zimmerman
Violinist: Rachel Barton Pine
From poverty to prodigy, RACHEL BARTON PINE overcame incredible life challenges to become an internationally renowned soloist and passionate classical music advocate. Read Rachel’s incredible story here.
- Running from Joyous Trilogy — Quinn Mason
- Concerto of the Flowers — Sylvie Bodorova – with Rachel Barton Pine
- Carmen Fantasy — Pablo Sarasate – with Rachel Barton Pine
- Symphonic Dances — Sergei Rachmaninov
Pre-Concert Talks: Enjoy Chris Zimmerman’s informal chats about the music with our guest artists 45 minutes before every concert in Beckwith Recital Hall — September 23 at 6:45pm, and September 24 at 1:15pm.
