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Musical Journeys Concert





American violinist ANDREW SORDS has a celebrated career as a soloist, recitalist, and in performances with his trio. Having appeared with nearly 300 orchestras on 4 continents, Sords has been cited for combining visceral virtuosity with a ravishing tone, while international critics endorse Sords as “a fully formed artist” (Kalisz-Poland News), “utterly radiant” (Canada’s Arts Forum), and “exceptionally heartfelt and soulful” (St. Maarten’s Daily Herald). Closer to home, ClevelandClassical.com gushed: “the stunner of the afternoon was a breathless but magnificently controlled performance of Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” sonata, which Sords charged through with giddy aplomb.

American violinist ANDREW SORDS has a celebrated career as a soloist, recitalist, and in performances with his trio. Having appeared with nearly 300 orchestras on 4 continents, Sords has been cited for combining visceral virtuosity with a ravishing tone, while international critics endorse Sords as “a fully formed artist” (Kalisz-Poland News), “utterly radiant” (Canada’s Arts Forum), and “exceptionally heartfelt and soulful” (St. Maarten’s Daily Herald). Closer to home, ClevelandClassical.com gushed: “the stunner of the afternoon was a breathless but magnificently controlled performance of Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” sonata, which Sords charged through with giddy aplomb. Sords impressed with his total command of technique, consummate musicianship and bravura as he tossed off scads of notes and sang out like a diva - he and Eriko Izumida kept the audience in the palm of their hands all afternoon.” A 2022 début for Palms Springs Concerts elicited the Desert Sun to enthuse: “The Sords-Walz-Durkovic Trio’s] playing was not just technically superb; it was melodious, resonant, expressive, and passionate. The audience could not stop applauding.”




Bruch
Victor Bendix
Borodin

Transport yourself to exotic places with these underperformed masterworks that highlight the orchestra. Violinist Andrew Sords tackles Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy featuring virtuosic folk songs over the orchestra’s impressionistic landscape. Bendix contrasts lush melodies and contemplative moods, with fiery dances and driving rhythms in his masterful Symphony No. 3. Finally, watch the skill and artistry of the SOR orchestra in the exciting and celebratory Polovtsian Dances! This rousing concert ends with an exciting flourish to our season and beyond!


A Note from the Conductor

Transport yourself to exotic places with these underperformed masterworks that highlight the orchestra. Violinist Andrew Sords tackles Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy featuring virtuosic folk songs over the orchestra’s impressionistic landscape. Bendix contrasts lush melodies and contemplative moods, with fiery dances and driving rhythms in his masterful Symphony No. 3. Finally, watch the skill and artistry of the SOR orchestra in the exciting and celebratory Polovtsian Dances! This rousing concert ends with an exciting flourish to our season and beyond!





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Cotton Auditorium

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Cotton Auditorium

  Saturday, 7:30PM
    Sunday, 2:00PM




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Claudette Rainier
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