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SUMMARY:An American in Paris
DESCRIPTION:George Gershwin’s parents immigrated from Russia to New York — and a few decades later\, so did Sergei Rachmaninoff. How fascinating that two such completely different musical voices shared the same origin story. The composers knew each other\, and Rachmaninoff even attended the premiere of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. In this inspiring musical mash-up of a concert\, we present masterpieces by these two geniuses\, both of which premiered in New York. And the concert opens with a cheeky tribute to another immigrant New Yorker — Desi Arnaz! \n\nScott Speck\, conductorZlata Chochieva\, piano \nSaturday\, April 11\, 2026 at 7:30 pmSunday\, April 12\, 2026 at 2:30 pmSaenger Theatre \nThis concert\, including intermission\, is approximately 1 hour\, 30 minutes.\nPlease review the venue’s security policies including the use of clear bags/purses only by clicking here.\n \n  \nPROGRAM\nMichael Daughtery: Desi(b. 1954) \nGeorge Gershwin: An American in Paris(1898-1937) \nINTERMISSION \nSergei Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3\, D minor\, Op. 30(1873-1943)Zlata Chochieva\, piano \n \n  \nOur Soloist\n\n \nZlata Chochieva\n  \nWriting in Gramophone of Zlata Chochieva’s sensational recording of the Chopin Etudes\, being included in Gramophone’s list of 10 greatest Chopin recordings\, critic Jeremy Nicholas exclaimed\, “it is certainly one of the most consistently inspired\, masterfully executed and beautiful-sounding versions I can recall.” \nIn the 2024/2025 season\, Zlata Chochieva made her Carnegie Hall solo debut in New York and orchestral debut in Paris with Marzena Diakun\, as well as playing recitals at the new Bechstein Hall in London\, Konzerthaus Berlin\, Sala Verdi in Milan\, at Victoria Concert Hall Singapore among others. \nRecording exclusively for Naïve Records\, her debut orchestral CD with BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra was released in 2024 featuring piano with orchestra works by Rimsky-Korsakov\, Prokofiev and Tsfasman. Her most recent solo release\, ‘Im freien’\, met much critical acclaim\, named ‘Editor’s Choice’ on Gramophone Magazine and earning 5-star review by Musica magazine. Her ‘(re)creations’ disc\, recorded during the pandemic on Accentus (a collection of piano transcriptions by Rachmaninov\, Liszt\, and Friedman)\, won a prestigious ‘German Record Critics’ Award. \nAt the age of four Zlata made her first stage appearance\, and just three years later\, made her orchestral debut performing a Mozart Concerto at the Grand Hall of the Moscow State Conservatory. Since then\, she has given concerts at the Herkulessaal Munich\, Concertgebouw Amsterdam\, Philharmonie de Paris\, Wigmore Hall\, Teatro La Fenice in Venice\, Konzerthaus Berlin\, Elbphilharmonie Hamburg\, Victoria Hall in Geneva\, Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen\, Casa da Música Porto\, the Grand Hall of Moscow Conservatory\, and Taiwan’s National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts. \nHaving a remarkably extensive and varied orchestral repertoire of about 60 concerti\, Zlata Chochieva has performed with numerous major orchestras\, including the Russian National Orchestra\, Russian State Symphony Orchestra\, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra\, Copenhagen Philharmonic\, Munich Chamber Orchestra and National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan. Conductors Zlata has enjoyed working with include Mikhail Pletnev\, Simon Gaudenz\, Dmitry Matvienko and Tugan Sokhiev. \nShe is a devoted chamber music performer having worked with Stephen Kovacevich\, Lynn Harrell\, Gilles Apap\, Wenzel Fuchs and Jacquelyn Wagner\, among others. \nZlata was born in Moscow and now resides in Berlin. A protege of Mikhail Pletnev at the Central Special Music School\, she also studied with Pavel Nersessian at the Moscow State Conservatory. She completed her studies at Mozarteum University of Salzburg with Jacques Rouvier and was subsequently his assistant for several years. \nIn 2018\, Zlata established the International Festival at Rachmaninov’s estate in lvanovka and serves as its director.  In 2023 she performed and spoke about Rachmaninoff at his Villa Senar in a project titled ‘The Alchemy of the Piano’ by the German film producer Jan Schmidt-Garre. \nFind out more about Zlata at zlatachochieva.com \n  \nTakeNote! Learn More\, Enjoy More\nEnhance your concert experience with Take-Note! Join music experts and explore the world of classical music from an in-depth perspective. This informative pre-concert talk begins at 6:30 p.m. before Saturday classical performances and 1:30 p.m. before Sunday classical performances in Room 1927 adjacent to the Saenger entrance on Joachim Street. \n \nBring the kids for FREE on Sunday!\nThrough MSO’s Big Red Ticket program\, sponsored by Alabama Power Foundation and the Figures Foundation\, students in grades K-12 can attend any classical Sunday matinee FREE when accompanied by a paying adult. It’s a great cultural opportunity and an amazing concert experience! Seats are limited\, so please purchase tickets by phone at (251)432-2010. Please no children under 5 and no babies in arms. Want to bring a student on a Saturday? Student tickets are just $10. \n  \n			\n				\n				\n				\n				\n				SPECK SPEAKS\nMusic Director Scott Speck discusses the concert\n \n“George Gershwin went to Paris looking for lessons with Maurice Ravel.  But after hearing Gershwin play\, the great French composer famously declined\, saying\, “Why become a second-rate Ravel\, when you’re a first-rate Gershwin already?” That may be the most flattering rejection in music history—and Gershwin\, to his credit\, took the hint. Instead of staying to study\, he wandered the city\, soaked up the atmosphere\, and came home with An American in Paris. \nYou can hear everything he loved about the place: the glamour\, the clamor\, the sense of endless possibility. You can also hear homesickness creeping in through the back door\, not to mention the thrill of a budding love affair. But it’s the taxi horns that seal the deal—literal Parisian taxi horns that Gershwin selected and carefully scored into the piece. It’s not a parody or a pastiche. It’s a love letter\, written in jazz\, nostalgia\, and traffic.” \n– Scott Speck
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LOCATION:Saenger Theatre\, 6 South Joachim Street\, Mobile\, AL\, 36602\, United States
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