February 14, 2025 7:30 pm
Enjoy a romantic evening with the wonderful violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou on Valentines Day serenading you with romances for violin & orchestra by Beethoven, Dvorak and Svendsen and love inspired works by Kreisler. The Camerata Chicago Orchestra will complete the concert delighting you with the most celebrated romantic melody of all time: Romeo & Juliet Fantasy by Tchaikovsky.
Winner of three international competitions, Yi-Jia Susanne Hou has travelled the world soloing with great orchestras including The London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic. She has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Mstislav Rostropovich, Pinchas Zukerman and John Nelson.
Susanne and the Camerata Chicago Orchestra will perform:
- Tchaikovsky Romeo and Juliet
- Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso”
- Gershwin The Man I love
- Dvorak Czech Suite Romance
- Beethoven’s romance for violin and orchestra
- Fritz Kreisler’s Leibesleid and Leibesfreud
- Svensden Romance