An acclaimed cellist, Inbal Segev, will join the Bangor Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. this Sunday, March 6, for a program titled “Brahms and Tchaikovsky” at the Collins Center for the Arts. And with her will be a piece of history: Her cello was made by Francesco Ruggieri in 1673.
Segev has performed as a soloist with orchestras all over the world, including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Bogota Philharmonic, Helsinki Philharmonic, the Orchestre National de Lyon, the Polish National Radio Symphony and the Bangkok Symphony, to name a few.
She has also worked with Bangor Symphony Orchestra director and conductor Lucas Richman on his own work: “Three Pieces for Cello and Orchestra.” Segev featured at the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra on the world premiere recording of the piece, which appeared on Richman’s album “IN TRUTH: Lucas Richman” and gave the world premiere of “Three Pieces for Cello and Orchestra” in May 2013 with the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra, which was also under the direction of Richman.
The Sunday program will begin with “Dumbarton Oaks” by Igor Stravinsky, a work for chamber orchestra, and will be followed by Tchaikovsky’s “Variations on a Rococo Theme,” on which Segev will feature as soloist. The performance will conclude with Brahm’s “Symphony No. 2.”
In addition to her performance, Segev will lead two events for the community, including a master class at 4 p.m. on Friday at Minsky Recital Hall, during which she will work with four high school cellists; and a performance and documentary screening of her recording of the Bach Cello Suites at 7 p.m. on Saturday at COESPACE in Bangor. Both events are free to the public.
Tickets to the “Brahms and Tchaikovsky” performance are available at bangorsymphony.org or at 800-622-TIXX.
