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SUMMARY:Pegasus: The Orchestra
DESCRIPTION:FoM 2026 / 40th ANNIVERSARY \nSunday\, September 27 at 3pmFirst Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY \n\n\n\nSuggested donation: $15 adults\, $10 students and seniors\, free for ages 13 and under \nNo reservations required. \nFriends of Music of Stamford\, NY presents a special Pegasus: The Orchestra 10th Anniversary Season concert. \n  \nPegasus: The OrchestraKarén Hakobyan\, conductor and harpsichordRuggero Allifranchini\, violinNoah Kay\, oboeAri Evan\, cello \n\n\nFrom Within: Strings & Voices is an intimate string-orchestra program centered on the ensemble’s own leading voices. Led by founder\, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Karén Hakobyan\, the concert features Pegasus in a 12-piece string orchestra formation\, with concertmaster Ruggero Allifranchini\, principal oboist Noah Kay\, and principal cellist Ari Evan appearing as soloists. In this opening program\, Pegasus turns inward to highlight the artistry\, individuality\, and collaborative spirit at the heart of the orchestra.\n \nConducting and playing from the harpsichord in the first half\, Karén Hakobyan leads Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor\, featuring Ruggero Allifranchini and Noah Kay in a luminous exchange between two solo voices. Ruggero Allifranchini then takes center stage in Haydn’s Violin Concerto in G Major\, a work of Classical grace and refined virtuosity.\n \nAfter intermission\, Ari Evan is featured in Azarashvili’s Concerto for Violoncello and String Orchestra\, a lyrical and deeply expressive work for cello and strings. Noah Kay returns as soloist in Bach’s Sinfonia “Arioso” from Cantata BWV 156\, before Pegasus closes the printed program with Britten’s spirited Simple Symphony. As a celebratory encore\, the orchestra performs the Prelude from Grieg’s Holberg Suite.\n \n\nProgram \nBach: Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor\, BWV 1060R \nHaydn: Violin Concerto in G Major\, Hob. VIIa:4 \n \nINTERMISSION \nAzarashvili: Concerto for Violoncello and String Orchestra \nBach: Sinfonia “Arioso” from Cantata BWV 156 \nBritten: Simple Symphony\, Op. 4 \n\n\n2026 Friends of Music Schedule\n\nApril 19 – Invoke Multi-string Ensemble \nMay 17 – Hermitage Trio \nJune 21 – Ivalas Quartet \nJuly 19 – Stephanie Chou Jazz Ensemble \nAugust 16 – Gocha Abuladze\, baritone & Ana Glig\, piano \nSeptember 27 – Pegasus: The Orchestra \nOctober 18 – Sophia Stoyanovich\, violin & Derek Wang\, piano \nNovember 15 – Shelest Piano Duo \nDecember 6 – Cerus (Saxophone) Quartet
URL:https://friendsmusic.org/event/pegasus3-2/
LOCATION:First Presbyterian Church\, 96 Main Street\, Stamford\, NY\, 12167\, United States
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