Salerno-Sonnenberg Plays Piazzolla

• Mei-Ann Chen, conductor
• +Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

• Copland: Symphony No. 2, “Short Symphony’
• +Piazzolla/Desyatnikov: The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
• Saint-Saëns: Symphony No. 3, “Organ”

Violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg has performed with us many times, but it’s safe to say you’ve never heard her — or us — do anything like this together: It’s the Oregon Symphony premiere of a sultry masterpiece by Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla.

Arnaldo Cohen Plays Tchaikovsky

• Carlos Kalmar, conductor
• +Arnaldo Cohen, piano

• Britten: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia from Peter Grimes
• Sibelius: Symphony No. 7
• +Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1
• DvorÁk: Scherzo capriccioso

Last time pianist Arnaldo Cohen joined us, he did all five of Beethoven’s piano concertos in a single weekend. This time it’s only one — but another great one it is: the much-loved Tchaikovsky First.