Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra Concert, Featuring Cello Soloist Gary Hoffman - April 25
Monday, April 25, 2022
Gary Hoffman, cello soloist
Event Details:
April 25, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center
Gonzaga Symphony Orchestra
Kevin Hekmatpanah, conductor
Program:
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite
Bloch: Schelomo; Hebraic Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A Minor, Op. 129
Hoffman's performance of the solo was breath-taking from the first notes. His cello's tone was full and rich across its compass and his control of intonation was astounding no matter how fast the passage. His refined application of dynamics and exquisite phrasing raised this performance far above just a showpiece of technical mastery. I have seldom heard anyone approach the extent to which Hoffman brought out the poetry of this masterpiece. --- Classical Voice of North Carolina
