These Russian Jews exploded ethnic stereotypes by refusing to be known only as Jewish composers.
These works identified them more with the nation in which they lived than with their ethnicity.
PROGRAM
Aleksandr Krein – The Rose and the Cross (N.Y. Premiere)
Anton Rubinstein – Cello Concerto No. 2
Mikhail Gnesin – From Shelley (U.S. Premiere)
Maximilian Steinberg – Symphony No. 1 (U.S. Premiere)
ARTISTS
Leon Botstein, conductor
István Várdai, cello
PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17th @ 7 PM






