Strings concertmaster Aurélien Pederzoli returns for his second appearance as violin soloist joined by New Millennieum Orchestra viola colleagues Doyle Armbrust and Dominic Johnson. “The Three Fiddles” each lead diverse, freelance careers embracing the classics, contemporary music, rock and rap. Pederzoli and Armbrust are members of the newly-formed Spektral Quartet. Among the great violin-viola duos of the literature is Mozart’s glorious Sinfonia Concertante, which is as romantic as it is representative of the 18th Century. Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 6, the last of the famous set composed in the style of the concerto grosso, features the mellow voice of two violas in duet as “concertante” soloists contrasted with Bach’s exuberant tutti. Haydn’s early Symphony No. 59 (“Fire”) probably earned its nickname from the extremely energetic first movement with its unusual “Presto” marking. Haydn’s unending originality in each of his more than 100 symphonies is legend.

Pederzoli plays a 1717 Carlo Bergonzi violin on generous loan from Francis Akos, Highland Park Strings conductor emeritus and former assistant concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Aurélien Pederzoli, violin
Dominic Johnson and Doyle Armbrust, violas