Scenes from Life: Identity

Santa Monica Symphony
Pola Benke, conductor

In this deeply personal program, Music Director Pola Benke brings her Polish musical heritage to the stage, featuring Lutosławski’s charming Small Suite and Chopin’s poetic Piano Concerto No. 1. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 — a bold statement of artistic independence — closes the program with energy and vision. A concert that honors where we come from and the new paths we create.

Program

Witold Lutoslawski – Small Suite

Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1

Intermission

Frédéric Chopin – Piano Concerto No. 1
Ryota Yamazaki, piano