Sat April 17, 2027

4:30 pm

Cañada College Main Theater

4200 Farm Hill Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94061

  • Eric Kujawsky, conductor
  • Natalya Lundtvedt, piano
  • Kyle Baldwin, conductor
  • San Francisco Bay Area Chamber Choir
  • Igor Stravinsky Fanfare for a New Theater

    Conducted by Eric Kujawsky

  • Igor Stravinsky The Soldier’s Tale
  • Igor Stravinsky Danse russe (from Petrushka)
  • Igor Stravinsky Dumbarton Oaks Concerto

    Conducted by Kyle Baldwin

  • Igor Stravinsky Les Noces

Approximately 4 hours and 30 minutes, including intermission.

Stravinsky Chamber and Choral Music: The Soldier’s Tale and A Wedding

Musical Discovery

Few composers shaped the 20th century more profoundly than Igor Stravinsky. This two-concert festival – with micro lectures – will reveal a chameleonic composer continually reinventing his musical language.  We are delighted to be joined by many noted musical guests, ensembles and conductors for this very special two-part event!

What makes this concert special?

Eric Kujawsky:  “The music of Igor Stravinsky was truly the catalyst for my life’s direction, and there are so many favorites of mine, all on one day!  But the real delight of this Festival is what I, and many others, believe to be Stravinsky’s greatest, most personal, and unfortunately rarely-performed piece, Les Noces.

Pricing

  • Adults: $35
  • Seniors: $30
  • Students with ID: $15

Children under 18
FREE when accompanied by paid Adult or Senior ticket holder

Cañada Affiliate: FREE with ID

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The story is about a Russian village wedding and the preparations leading up to it – but there’s so much more!  The 30-minute work plays out like a joyous, slightly scary, and very irresistible rhythmic rollercoaster, with rapid-fire, overlapping perspectives and stream-of-conscious dialogue; yet there are also many moving and joyous moments that culminate with an overwhelming emotional impact (check out the ballet on YouTube!).

Although Stravinsky finished Les Noces in sketch form fairly quickly (with a chorus and four vocal soloists) it took another decade and many different experimental orchestrations to complete (longer by far than any other work of his), with perhaps the most extraordinary-yet-appropriate instrumental ensemble in classical music:  four pianists and six percussionists!  The rhythmic virtuosity and rapidity of the Russian text (in English for this performance) are additional factors that have made this unique and dazzling work a very rare find in the concert hall, and consequently an event not to be missed!

Natalya Lundtvedt

Natalya Lundtvedt

Natalya Lundtvedt is a native of Minsk, Belarus. She began her piano studies at age 6. In Minsk she studied at Glinka State High School for gifted children and Belarus State Academy of Music, graduating with honors. In 2001, she was awarded a full scholarship at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music where she studied under Professor Mack McCray and earned a Master in Musical Arts degree in 2003. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2009 while she studied under Professor Vitaly Margulis.Read more →