Hailed for her virtuosity and vibrant musical spirit, bassoonist Eleni Katz has established herself as a prominent soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player. Eleni is a winner of the 2022 Concert Artist Guild Competition and a 2022 Fellow with the Phoenix Chamber Music Society, where she performed alongside David Shifrin, Valerie Coleman, and Gabriel Kovach. She is joined by pianist Evren Ozel in his return to the Newport Classical stage – together the two bring life to the classical bassoon repertoire exploring themes of dance styles, rhythms, lyricism, and emotion.
Eleni Katz, bassoon
Evren Ozel, piano
PROGRAM
RAVEL Pièce en forme de Habanera
SAINT-SAËNS Sonata for Bassoon and Piano, Op. 168
DEBUSSY Images II
DEBUSSY From Preludes, Book I
GALLON Récit et Allegro
–Intermission–
CINDI HSU Spring Fever
LEON KIRCHNER Interlude II
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR The Phantom Tells his Tale of Longing, Op. 66
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Deep River, Op. 59 No. 10
JEFF SCOTT Elegy for Innocence
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