Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra to put on 'Neiman Plays Brahms' Nov. 13

Posted October 10, 2022 11:00 pm

Submitted by Gregory Hughes

Adam Neiman will perform Piano Concerto No. 1 by Brahms with the Elmhurst Symphony Association as part of the Dale Clevenger Memorial Concert on Sunday, Nov. 13. Courtesy of Elmhurst Symphony Association

The Elmhurst Symphony Association presents "Neiman Plays Brahms: Dale Clevenger Memorial Concert" on Sunday, Nov. 13.

The program features music by Brahms, beginning with the Third Symphony and concluding with the Piano Concerto No. 1 performed by pianist Adam Neiman.

The concert will begin at 4 p.m. at the Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church, 149 W. Brush Hill Road.

An informative preconcert lecture with Dr. Ted Hatmaker will be presented at 2:45 p.m.

This concert is dedicated in memory of Dale Clevenger, legendary Chicago Symphony Orchestra principal hornist and Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra music director and conductor from 1981-1995.

Pianist Adam Neiman returns to perform the Piano Concerto No. 1 by Johannes Brahms. The Chicago Tribune raved about Neiman's extraordinary virtuosity, writing, "He was clearly born to be a pianist, and is carrying out a destiny written in his genes." His performance is a must-see event!

The all-Brahms program, led by music director and conductor Stephen Alltop, begins with the composer's Third Symphony, in F minor, Op. 90. The symphony is full of somber, poignant passages and prominently features the French horn - the instrument with which Dale Clevenger contributed so much to the cultural vibrancy of Chicagoland.

General admission tickets are $35, $32 for seniors, and $12 for students.

For tickets, go to elmhurstsymphony.org/event/neiman-plays-brahms or by calling (630) 941-0202.

To kick off the new year, Brandon Acker will make his solo debut with the Elmhurst Symphony playing the theorbo at the "ConcertoFest" on Jan. 28-29. Courtesy of Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra

The season will continue with "ConcertoFest" at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, at Union Church of Hinsdale, and 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, at Elmhurst Christian Reformed Church. Violinist Jasmine Lin returns to the Elmhurst Symphony after her most recent performance with the orchestra in 2019. Brandon Acker will make his solo debut with the Elmhurst Symphony playing the theorbo, a plucked string instrument in the lute family and a distant cousin of the modern guitar, and Elmhurst Symphony musicians Rika Seko (violin), Naomi Bensdorf Frisch (oboe), and Andrew Nogal (oboe) will step into the soloist spotlight for this program.

The concert on Saturday, March 11, will feature cellist Jean Hatmaker performing Tchaikovsky's Pezzo Capriccioso and Isabel Chen, winner of the 2021 Stanger Competition, in a performance of Czech composer Antonín Dvorák's Violin Concerto.

On March 11, cellist Jean Hatmaker joins the Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Tchaikovsky's "Pezzo Capriccioso." Courtesy of Elmhurst Symphony Orchestra

The orchestra, joined by the Elmhurst Choral Union, will finish the season on May 6 with Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and "Ode to Joy." It also will feature violinist Elinor Detmer, winner of the 2022 Stanger Competition, in a performance of the Violin Concerto by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

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