October 14, 2020

PSO Online Concert Includes Varied Program

VIRTUAL VIRTUOSITY: Cellist Pablo Ferrandez performs as part of an October 18 Zoom concert by the Princeton Symphony Orchestra.

Cellist Pablo Ferrández returns virtually to Princeton on the Princeton Symphony Orchestra (PSO)’s online concert broadcast Sunday, October 18 at 4 p.m.

Ferrandez is a soloist in Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1. Also on the program are Carlos Simon’s An Elegy: A Cry from the Grave, and Dmitri Shostakovich’s Chamber Symphony, an arrangement of his eighth string quartet for string orchestra by Rudolf Barshai. Edward T. Cone Music Director Rossen Milanov conducts.

Prizewinner at the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition and SONY Classical exclusive artist, Ferrández recently debuted at the Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Gustavo Dudamel. Other credits include the Bayersichen Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra under Daniele Gatti, Bamberg Symphony under Christoph Eschenbach, performances of Brahms Double Concerto and Beethoven Triple Concerto with Anne-Sophie Mutter, and appearances with the London Philharmonic, Israel Philharmonic, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Vienna Symphony, and Orchestre National de France, among others.

Access to the virtual concert is $15 per unique device link, and includes the ability to participate in a live chat while watching. Following the broadcast, viewers receive on-demand access to the concert for one week. Visit princetonsymphony.org.