The final installment in our Sunday Series is sure to take you to far-away worlds. Highlighting Brett Deubner on viola, performing Richard Danielpour’s The Voyager, we invite you to sit back and travel with a mystic explorer who goes out in search of the eternal and ultimately discovers himself. The concert also features a side-by-side performance with the student musicians of the Michigan Philharmonic Youth Orchestra.
Nan Washburn, conductor
Brett Deubner, viola
Richard Danielpour, composer
Michigan Philharmonic Youth Orchestra – Youth Symphony ensemble, Hektor Qyteti, director
- “Hungarian March” from La damnation de Faust, Op. 24 — Hector Berlioz
- Concerto for Viola and Orchestra “The Voyager” (2017) — Richard Danielpour
- Symphony No. 5 in D, Op. 107 “Reformation” — Felix Mendelssohn
About Brett Deubner: American violist Brett Deubner has established himself as one of the foremost violists of his generation. As a sought-after soloist who has performed with orchestras on five continents, Deubner has redefined the role of “solo artist” and given the viola a new standing in the world of classical music through his virtuosity, commitment to championing new music, and dedication to fostering the next generation’s young artists.
About Richard Danielpour: Grammy Award-winning composer Richard Danielpour has established himself as one of the most gifted and sought-after composers of his generation. His music has attracted an international and illustrious array of champions, and as a devoted mentor and educator, he has also had a significant impact on the younger generation of composers over the past 33 years. His list of commissions include some of the most celebrated artists of our day, including Yo-Yo Ma, Jessye Norman, Susan Graham, Dawn Upshaw, Emanuel Ax, Gil Shaham, Frederica von Stade, Thomas Hampson, Gary Graffman, Anthony McGill, the Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, the Guarneri and Emerson String Quartets, the New York City, Pacific Northwest and Nashville Ballets, and institutions such as the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, Maryinsky Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre National de France, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and many more.