The Peru Gazette

Arturo Delmoni
New York City Ballet Orchestra
Credit Photo: Paul Kolnik
studio@paulkolnik.com
nyc 212-362-7778

Arturo Delmoni is one of the most celebrated artists of his generation. His remarkably distinctive playing embodies the romantic warmth that was the special province of the great virtuosi of the golden age of violin playing. Yo-Yo Ma describes Delmoni as “an enormously gifted musician and an impeccable violinist. His playing style is unique, and his gorgeous sound is reminiscent of the great violinists from a bygone era.” Glenn Dicterow, long-time concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic, says, “Delmoni’s playing always goes right to the heart, and his charisma is irresistible.”

Arturo Delmoni will perform in recital Sunday, November 18 at 3:00 pm at the Saranac Methodist Church on Route 3 in Saranac. His program opens with the brief and utterly charming classical Sonata in E Major by the Italian composer Gaetano Pugnani, a contemporary of Mozart. Beethoven’s Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major follows, a lyrical work affectionately dubbed the “Spring Sonata,” and then Grieg’s Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, a sunny work embracing distinctive Norwegian folk idioms. 

Following intermission is Hexapoda: Five Studies in Jitteroptera, a delightful suite of five jazzy pieces written by Robert Russell Bennett in 1940 sporting titles such as “Gut-Bucket Gus,” “Jim Jives,” and “___Till Dawn Sunday.” No proper virtuoso violin concert would be complete without a set of the most beloved favorites, and Arturo Delmoni will not disappoint. He has chosen Hungarian Dance in f minor (Brahms-Kreisler), Song Without Words, “Sweet Remembrance” (Mendelssohn-Heifetz), Legend of the Canyon (Cadman), Claire de Lune (Debussy), Mazurka, “Dudiarz” (Wieniawski), and Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34 (Tchaikovsky). Arturo Delmoni will be assisted by the excellent Taiwanese pianist Li-Pi Hsieh.

Seating is open with a suggested donation of $15; children under 12 attend free. For further info please telephone 518-293-7613, e-mail hillholl@hughes.net or visit www.hillandhollowmusic.org.