Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, based in West Windsor, presents “Magnificent Masterworks” on Sunday, March 8, at 7 p.m. at Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University. Chui-Tze Lin is the music director and conductor. Tickets are $25 to $75.
The concert features Nathaniel LaNasa, 28, who will perform the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2, and a performance by Hua-Yi Wang’s violin studio, presented in collaboration with the Golandsky Institute of New York City, the sponsor of the annual International Summer Piano Festival at Princeton University.
LaNasa has performed at many of the nation’s esteemed concert venues including Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Benaroya Hall, the Aspen Music Festival, Bowdoin Music Festival, Princeton University, and the Museum of Modern Art.
He has performed numerous world premieres, including three concerti and several works dedicated to him and has appeared as soloist with the New Juilliard Ensemble, Tactus New Music Ensemble, Manhattan School of Music’s Composers’ Orchestra, and other ensembles.
LaNasa, who earned his degrees at the Manhattan School of Music and the Julliard School of Music, is currently collaborating with Robert Durso, senior director of the Golandsky Institute.
The virtuoso violinists from master teacher, Hua-Yi Wang, will present a repeat performance from three years ago. The violin ensemble will be playing in unison, which is a pedagogical training presented by Ma Si Cong, founder of the China Central Conservatory, and the violin virtuoso, Yehudi Menuhim.
Wang, who graduated from the Central Conservatory in Beijing, studied violin, chamber music, and composition under Ma Si Cong. The concertmaster of the Central Conservatory Orchestra, he became the understudy of the concertmaster of the National Philharmonic Orchestra.
The orchestra will also perform Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, Op. 92, a four-movement work that Beethoven conducted himself at its premiere.
Magnificent Masterworks, Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University, Princeton. Monday, March 9, 7 p.m.
Concert features Nathan LaNasa, a pianist who will perform Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 and a virtuoso performance by master teacher Hua-Yi Wang’s Violin Studio. $25 to $75. 609-790-9559. www.bravuraphil.org.
