Voice & the Violin at Segerstrom Hall

Husband and wife duo Joshua Bell and Larisa Martínez present Voice and the Violin, exploring repertoire from classical art song and opera to musical theater and selections by Puerto Rican and Spanish composers. They join Pacific Symphony and Music Director Carl St.Clair for a special evening during this celebratory season.

Program
MOZART: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K. 492
MOZART: "L'amerò, sarò costante" from Il rè pastore, K. 208
DVORÁK Arr. Fritz Kreisler: Slavonic Fantasy in B Minor
MENDELSSOHN: "Ah, ritorna, età dell'oro" (Cavatina and Cabaletta) from Infelice
MASSENET: Méditation from Thaïs
MASSENET: "Adieu, notre petite table" from Manon
J. STRAUSS: Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214
J. STRAUSS: Voices of Spring, Op. 410
~ Intermission ~
TORROBA: "La Petenera" from La Marchenera
SARASATE: Zigeunerweisen, Op.20
CHOPIN: Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2
DELIBES: "Les filles de Cadix"
BERNSTEIN Arr. Czarnecki/Brohn: West Side Story Suite

"Joshua Bell is the greatest American violinist active today." — The Boston Herald

With a career spanning almost four decades, GRAMMY® Award-winning violinist Joshua Bell is one of the most celebrated artists of his era. Bell has performed with virtually every major orchestra in the world and continues to maintain engagements as a soloist, recitalist, chamber musician, conductor, and as the Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.

Puerto Rican opera singer Larisa Martínez has been praised and sought after for her “smoky soprano” (Opera News), gracing many of the world’s top opera and concert stages, including recent debuts as a soloist at the Kennedy Center, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, and the Hollywood Bowl.