October 26-27
EROICA
Saturday | 10.27.18 | 8:00 PM
UPDATE: Due to a family emergency, Yaniv Segal will not appear as conductor for this performance. We are thrilled to welcome both of our Artistic Directors to the podium, including Matthew Aubin who stepped in to save the day at the last minute! We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause but thank you for your continued support of The Chelsea Symphony!
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The Chelsea Symphony continues its thirteenth season RESOLUTION: MUSIC OF SOCIAL ACTION by welcoming co-founder Yaniv Segal back in a unique dual role as conductor and arranger.
This special concert is anchored by Beethoven's seminal Symphony No. 3, known as the "Eroica." Accompanying this work on both concerts is also A Fidelio Symphony, a new multi-movement arrangement by Yaniv Segal.
Preceding the Beethoven second half, Yaniv will take the podium to conduct solo violist David Bojanowski for Paul Hindemith's Trauermusik on Friday night and violin soloist Phong Ta for the US premiere of Flight, Concerto for Violin and Strings, by Oliver Davis.
Concerts will be held at St. Paul's German Lutheran Church, 315 West 22nd Street
Presale tickets available on Eventbrite - $25 for unassigned seating in premium areas!
Tickets also available at the door for a suggested donation of $20.
Program
Featured Artists
Yaniv Segal
Violin, Guest Conductor
Friday, 10.26, Saturday, 10.27
Ludwig van Beethoven, arr. Yaniv Segal: A Fidelio Symphony
Yaniv Segal, currently active as a conductor and composer, has been performing on stages around the world since he was eight years old. In the 2017-2018 season, Yaniv debuted with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, where he also served as the main cover conductor. He also went on a European tour with the I, CULTURE, Orchestra as the assistant to Andrey Boreyko, and returns to conduct the Toledo Symphony and Orlando Philharmonic. Yaniv recorded Beethoven Reimagined with the BBC National Orchestra …
Phong Ta
Violin
Saturday, 10.27
Oliver Davis: Flight, Concerto for Violin and Strings (US premiere; Saturday only)
Phong is grateful to be returning this season as a soloist with The Chelsea Symphony in Oliver Davis’ Flight – Concerto for Violin and Strings.
As an undergraduate student at Lehigh University studying molecular biology, he was awarded the Baker Gifted Arts Scholarship for violin performance. After college he pursued a career in dentistry and anesthesiology where he continued to nurture his musical interests by freelancing with orchestras in the greater Philadelphia and Baltimore areas. In addition to being a …
David Bojanowski has been explaining what a viola is since he was 10 years old. A dedicated chamber and orchestral musician, he performs regularly with The Chelsea Symphony, Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, and serves as principal violist of the 92nd Street Y School of Music Orchestra.
David received his bachelor’s degree from SUNY Potsdam’s Crane School of Music in 2014, and a certificate in viola performance from Pennsylvania State University (University Park Campus) in 2017, under the tutelage Dr. Shelly …
Conductor
Yaniv Segal, currently active as a conductor and composer, has been performing on stages around the world since he was eight years old. In the 2017-2018 season, Yaniv debuted with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, where he also served as the main cover conductor. He also went on a European tour with the I, CULTURE, Orchestra as the assistant to Andrey Boreyko, and returns to conduct the Toledo Symphony and Orlando Philharmonic. Yaniv recorded Beethoven Reimagined with the BBC National Orchestra …
Mark Seto leads a wide-ranging musical life as a conductor, scholar, teacher, and violinist. He is Artistic Director and Conductor of The Chelsea Symphony in New York City, and Senior Lecturer and Director of Undergraduate Studies in Music at Brown University, where he directs the Brown University Orchestra and teaches courses in music history, theory, and conducting. Highlights of his 2023-24 season include performances with violinist Itzhak Perlman, violinist Randall Goosby, and clarinetist Anthony McGill, and the inauguration of The …