Westchester Chamber Symphony Family Concert

A rare two-piano performance of Mozart’s Concerto for Three Pianos, no. 7, K. 242, will be the centerpiece of the Westchester Chamber Symphony’s concert on Sat., Feb. 4, 2012 at 7 p.m. at Iona College’s Christopher J. Murphy Auditorium.

 Pianists Alon Goldstein and Lucille Chung will play Mozart's own arrangement of this work. According to Goldstein, after composing the three-piano piece for a countess who wanted to play it with her two daughters, Mozart rearranged it for two pianos so he could play it himself with another pianist. It is this version for two pianos that Goldstein and Chung will perform. The so-called “Triple Concerto” is rarely played because of the difficulty of getting three pianos, says Goldstein, who performed it for his Carnegie Hall debut in 2009.

Last appearing with the WCS in 2010, Goldstein’s recent seasons have included his debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and appearances with the Vermont and Santa Barbara Symphonies and at recitals and concerts in Beijing, Guatemala City, Kent (UK), Chicago, Los Angeles, Coral Gables, Seattle, St. Paul, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Paris, among others.

Chung, who made her debut at age 10, has performed in more than 30 countries at venues such as the Wigmore Hall in London, New York’s Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center and Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C., the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Madrid’s Auditorio Nacional, the Great Hall of the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. Her numerous awards include First Prize at the Stravinsky International Piano Competition and Second Prize at the International Franz Liszt Competition.

Conducted by WCS founder and artistic director Barry Hoffman, this concert also includes Mozart's Overture -  La Finta Giardiniera, K. 196, and Saint-Saens’ Carnival of the Animals, narrated by Robert Sherman. In addition, there will be the annual Composers of the Future showcase of student compositions, a collaboration with the Songcatchers after-school program.

Completing the WCS season will be renowned violinist Elmar Oliveira, performing an all-Mendelssohn program on Sat., May 5, 2012 at 8 p.m. Oliveira is the only American violinist to win the Gold Medal at Moscow's prestigious Tchaikovsky International Competition. He was also the First Prize winner at the Naumburg International Competition and the first violinist to receive the coveted Avery Fisher Prize.

            Christopher J. Murphy auditorium is located at 715 North Ave., New Rochelle. Individual concert tickets are $50 for general admission, $40 for seniors and $15 for students.

This concert series is sponsored in part by the Iona College Council on the Arts through the generosity of JoAnn and Joseph M. Murphy and the Baron Lambert Fund.   

For more information or tickets, call (914) 654-4926, e-mail info@westchesterchambersymphony.org or log onto www.westchesterchambersymphony.org.