Jennifer Koh, violin & Benjamin Hochman, piano
Date and Time
Sunday Oct 27, 2013
3:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Location
Shalin Liu Performance Center, Rockport, MA 01966
Travelling by Car:
Rockport is 45 miles from downtown Boston.
Drive north on Route 128 (through two rotaries) to the traffic light in Gloucester.
At the traffic light, turn left onto Route 127.
Drive 4 miles to Rockport.
Continue through “Five Corners” onto Route 127A (Broadway) toward the harbor. It’s a slight vere to the right. At the stop sign at Mt. Pleasant Street (lighthouse in median), turn left and then bear left onto Main Street. The Shalin Liu Performance Center is on the right at 37 Main Street.
Travelling by Train:
Rockport is accessible by commuter rail from Boston and other Northshore towns. The commuter rail originates from North Station on the Green line in Boston. The train station is ½ mile walk to the concert hall.
Walking Directions from Rockport Train Station:
Leave Rockport Commuter Rail Station and turn left onto Railroad Avenue. Turn right onto King Street for and then turn right onto Beach Street (Atlantic Ocean and Front Beach on other side of Beach Street). Follow Beach Street and the Shalin Liu Performance Center will be on your left after you’ve merged onto Main Street. The Congregational Church is across the street.
Contact Information
978.546.7391
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Description
Enjoy the fiery, mesmerizing playing of Jennifer Koh, one of the nation's leading violinists, blended with the acclaimed poetic sounds of Benjamin Hochman's fast-rising star as two virtuosos come together for an evening of Brahms. Jennifer Koh Recognized for her intense, commanding performances, violinist Jennifer Koh delivers dazzling virtuosity and technical prowess. With an impassioned musical curiosity, she is forging an artistic path of her own devising, choosing works that both inspire and challenge. She is dedicated to performing the violin repertoire of all eras from traditional to contemporary, believing that the past and present form a continuum. ''Jennifer Koh is a risk-taking, high-octane player of the kind who grabs the listener by the ears and refuses to let go,…[yet] she supports her mesmerizing flights of fancy with a beguilingly silvery tone, fabulous technique and dead center intonation.'' The Strad ''The ovation was so ardent that Ms. Koh, who had been visibly engrossed in her performance, wiped away tears.'' The New York Times Benjamin Hochman, piano Winner of the 2011 Avery Fisher Career Grant, pianist Benjamin Hochman performs with symphonies around the world--from Chicago to Prague, Houston to Canada—and in many national and international festivals such as Marlboro, Ravinia, Caramoor, Santa Fe, Lucerne, Spoleto, and Verbier. Hochman is hailed as ''a major artist [of] substance over flash, poetry over spectacle'' (Sequenza 21). "Fluidity and resiliency were two hallmarks of Mr. Hochman's playing'' — The New York Times "Hochman's playing was serene, virtually Olympian in its overview." — Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ''A master of his profession, virtuosity and charged emotionality truly merged.'' — Neue Ruhr Zeitung Program BRAHMS: Sonata No. 1 in G major, Op. 78 BRAHMS: Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 100 ''Meistersinger'' BRAHMS: Sonata No. 3 in D minor, Op. 108 Tickets: $46, $38, $28
