Led by Maestro Robert Katkov-Trevino, the Millennium Chamber Players are Chicago’s newest critically-acclaimed chamber ensemble. This two part bill will feature chamber works Ligeti;s seminal Cello Concerto and two newly commissioned works by young composers (Raz, Ritch) and works for solo cello.
Gyorgy Ligeti, Cello Concerto, 1966
Gene Gutch, Cantilena for Horn and Strings, 1950
Carmel Raz, Breathing for Ensemble, 2008
Sarah Ritch, Collage, 2008
Luciano Berio, Sequenza XIV, 2002
Ayaka Nishina, Membrane, 2004
Henri Dutilleux, Trois Strophes (1976-1982)
This concert is supported in part by the Argosy Foundation Contemporary Music Fund.