⏰Dates (2)
- Saturday, Jan 30, 20277:30 PM
- Sunday, Jan 31, 20272:00 PM
📍Location
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Cultural District (SW)1037 SW BroadwayPortland, OR
Elgar's Enigma Variations
- When
- Saturday, Jan 30, 2027 · 7:30 PM+1 more date
- Where
- Arlene Schnitzer Concert HallCultural District (SW)1037 SW Broadway
About this event
Sarah Kwak, Violin, Janet & Richard Geary Concertmaster
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade in A minor, Op. 33
CHEN GANG & HE ZHENHAO The Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto
ELGAR Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, “Enigma”
Esteemed violinist and Oregon Symphony concertmaster Sarah Kwak performs The Butterfly Lovers concerto, a blending of the sounds of Chinese folk music with a Western orchestra in one of the most famous orchestral pieces by any Chinese composer. Elgar’s loving portrait of his family and friends in rural Worcestershire, the “Enigma” Variations, joins a piece by Elgar’s protégé Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, now being rediscovered after long neglect.
📊Event Scores
Scale of productionProduced: a dedicated venue, ticketed show or multi-part program
Social loadLow: shared space with strangers, no obligation to talk