Sundays at Soka: Dvořák & Rachmaninoff

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Sundays at Soka: Dvořák & Rachmaninoff
Presented by Pacific Symphony

Moon Doh, conductor
Angel Stanislav Wang, piano
Pacific Symphony Chamber Orchestra

DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 8 in G Major, Op. 88
RACHMANINOFF: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43

Co-Presented with Soka Performing Arts Center

Assistant Conductor Moon Doh leads Pacific Symphony Chamber Orchestra in music of Dvořák and Rachmaninoff at Soka Performing Arts Center. The matinee opens with Dvořák's cheerful and optimistic Symphony No. 8, written on the occasion of his election to the Bohemian Academy of Science, Literature and Arts. Then, pianist Angel Stanislav Wang takes center stage in Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, a dazzling 24‑variation journey through fire, fury, and romance, built on the legendary violin caprice of Niccolò Paganini.

"Wang’s technical brilliance and imaginative tonal application captivated my attention and thrilled the audience.” — Gramophone

This matinee concert is performed without intermission.

Angel Stanislav Wang | Opus 3 Artists  piano

Tickets are only available through Soka Performing Arts Center
949-480-4ART (4278) | tickets@soka.edu