2008-2009 Season
The Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra's inaugural season consisted of three concerts.
Video Courtesy of The Tribeca Trib.
Debut Concert:
The Red Violin Concert
January 17, 2009, 7pm
World Financial Center Winter Garden
Violin soloist Elizabeth Pitcairn plays the 1720 "Red Mendelssohn" Stradivarius violin, subject of the acclaimed 1999 film "The Red Violin" .
Program
• Bach: Orchestral Overture No. 1 in C
• Corigliano: Suite from "The Red Violin"
• Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen (Gypsy Airs)
• J. Strauss: On The Beautiful Blue Danube
Second Concert:
Bach Cantata Concert
March 15, 2009, 5pm
John Street United Methodist Church
Guest Artists cellist Astrid Schween and Seraphim, a professional chamber choir based at St. Peter's Church in Lower Manhattan.
Program
• Handel: Concerto grosso in C, "Alexander's Feast"
• Fagin: Hungarian Suite for Cello and Strings
• J. S. Bach: Cantata No. 4, Christ lag in Todesbanden
Third Concert:
18th Century Classics
May 15, 2009, 8pm
Pace University Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts
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Soloist Renowned Spanish clarinet soloist Jose Franch-Ballester,
winner of a 2008 Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Program
• Frederick II ("The Great"): Symphony No. 3 in D
• Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A
• Haydn: Symphony No. 47 in G
October 29, 2009
SOIREE: The Red Violin
Violin virtuoso Elizabeth Pitcairn came to New York City to play her famous Red Violin, a 1720 Stradivarius, in a benefit performance for the Knickerbocker Chamber Orchestra. The recital took place at the Battery Park City home of KCO board member Lee Gruzen and her husband, Jordan. Accompanied by renowned pianist John Novacek, Ms. Pitcairn played a range of music, including pieces by Sarasate, Gershwin and Heifitz.
Elizabeth Pitcairn plays the Red Violin in Battery Park City. Top, Lee and Jorden Gruzen, soiree hosts, with Ms. Pitcairn and KCO Music Director Gary S. Fagin.
All photos by Robert Simko.