A USA festival performance of my arrangement of Bach’s organ work for chamber orchestra.

Brett Mitchell, conductor
Yi Zhao, violin

SCHUMANN  Manfred Overture
MENDELSSOHN  Violin Concerto
J.S. BACH/arr. Luke Styles  Toccata and Fugue in D Minor
J.S. BACH  Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major

This program highlights the three most central composers in the musical life of Leipzig, Germany. The concert opens with Schumann’s lively Manfred Overture followed by Mendelssohn’s popular Violin Concerto performed by Concertmaster Yi Zhao. The second half is all Bach, including an arrangement of the Toccata and Fugue (famous from Fantasia) and Orchestral Suite No. 3 (with Air on the G String).

Born in Henan, China, Yi Zhao is entering her third summer as Sunriver Music Festival’s concertmaster. She was offered a first violin position in the Minnesota Orchestra in June 2023, and in fall 2024 was appointed principal second violin. Prior to that, Zhao was the assistant concertmaster of the Colorado Symphony for nine seasons. For the past six summers, Zhao has played at the Grand Teton Music Festival, taking on various leadership roles as well as chamber music concerts.

6:30-7 PM – Pre-Concert Talk

Tickets start at $45; age 25 & under $25