The Cleveland Orchestra in Miami Chopin and Rachmaninoff

The Cleveland Orchestra
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Seong-Jin Cho, piano

CHOPIN Piano Concerto No. 2
RACHMANINOFF Symphonic Dances

Karina Canellakis leads the Orchestra in a program featuring two composers who are strongly associated with the piano — as both composers and performers. Each also drew on their native country’s rich folk-music heritage, and these works are filled with lively dance steps and nostalgic melodies.

A prelude concert featuring a Miami Music Project student ensemble will take place from 7 to 7:30 p.m. in the Knight Concert Hall.

Miami Music Project is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses music as an instrument for social transformation, empowering children to acquire values and achieve their full potential, positively affecting their society through the study and performance of music. Miami Music Project’s vision is to create opportunity and access through music for those most in need, improve the quality of life for children today and ultimately transform their lives, the lives of their families, and their communities. Emerging as a model for music education programs nationally, Miami Music Project offers free of charge, after-school programming to all students with no barriers to entry, regardless of race or economic status. As of today, Miami Music Project has reached thousands of children and youth across Miami-Dade County, becoming one of the largest socially transformative music initiatives in the US. Miami Music Project's programming is inspired by the El Sistema phenomenon - a new model for social change and a visionary global movement that transforms the lives of children through music.

To learn more, go to https://miamimusicproject.org.