Performer
Jaap van Zweden Conductor
Frank Huang Violin
Sheryl Staples Violin
Cynthia Phelps Viola
Carter Brey Cello
Christopher Martin Trumpet
Igor Levit Piano

Program
Mozart Sinfonia concertante for Violin and Viola
Shostakovich Concerto No. 1 for Piano, Trumpet, and Strings
Brahms Double Concerto for Violin and Cello

NY Phil musicians take the solo spotlight in this concert conducted by Music Director Jaap van Zweden. Mozart’s Sinfonia concertante highlights the interplay between violin and viola, and in Brahms’s Double Concerto the violin and cello team up in dialogue with the orchestra. Shostakovich’s skittery nervousness is palpable in the racing rhythms of his concerto for piano and trumpet, performed here by Igor Levit and NY Phil’s own Christopher Martin.