PostClassical Ensemble with James Austin Smith
Oboist James Austin Smith joins PostClassical Ensemble in a program featuring oboe works from Baroque to contemporary, including pieces by Albinoni, Price, Penderecki, Berio, Walker, and Puts.
Oboist James Austin Smith, acclaimed by the New York Times for his virtuosic and dazzling performances, joins members of Washington, DC’s premier chamber orchestra, PostClassical Ensemble. Together, they will present a program featuring virtuoso works for oboe and strings.
Conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez, the program features oboe repertoire spanning from the Baroque period to the present. It includes works by Tomaso Albinoni, Florence Price, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Luciano Berio. PostClassical Ensemble will also perform George Walker’s moving Lyric for Strings, while Smith will present a stirring solo piece by Guggenheim Fellow and Rome Prize winner Suzanne Farrin. The concert will conclude with Grammy Award-winning composer Kevin Puts’s Oboe Concerto No. 1.
Program
- Tomaso Albinoni: Concerto for Oboe and Strings op. 9, no. 2 in D minor
- Krzysztof Penderecki: Capriccio for Oboe and 11 Strings
- George Walker: Lyric for Strings
- Suzanne Farrin: l’onde (della non vostra) for Solo Oboe
- Florence Price: Adoration for Oboe and Strings
- Luciano Berio: Chemins IV
- Kevin Puts: Oboe Concerto No. 1
Artists
- James Austin Smith, oboe
- PostClassical Ensemble conducted by Angel Gil-Ordóñez
Practical information
- Phone: 202-387-2151 x277
- Venue: The Phillips Collection, 1600 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20009
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