Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin: New Century Chamber Orchestra February 4, 2011

Electrifying performances, fearless interpretations, and musical depth have established Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg as one of the leading violinists of our time. She was born in Rome and emigrated to the United States at the age of eight to study at The Curtis Institute of Music, beginning her professional career in 1981 when she became the youngest person ever to win the Walter W. Naumburg International Violin Competition. For the past two years, she has served as music director of San Francisco’s New Century Chamber Orchestra, which makes its UMS debut with a program that includes Astor Piazzolla’s Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, a tango-inspired version that complements the Vivaldi and Philip Glass “Four Seasons” on the Choral Union Series.

Program
· Wolf/arr. Drew : Italian Serenade (1887)
· Bartók/Willner : Romanian Folk Dances (1915/17)
· Piazzolla : Cuatro estaciónes porteñas (Four Seasons of Buenos Aires) (1964-70)
· Tchaikovsky : Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48 (1880)

Official Website: http://www.ums.org/s_current_season/artist.asp?pageid=612