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Saturday, December 7, 2019
8:00 pm
(pre-concert talk at 7:00 pm)

Sunday, December 8, 2019
2:00 pm
(pre-concert talk at 1:00 pm)

1hr 20 min, with intermission

All performances are at
​<Mendocino College Theater>

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About the Concert
Our December concert takes us on two very personal journeys. Franz Schubert’s elegant yet brooding and dramatic Unfinished Symphony reveals his fears and anxieties as well as his resolute individuality. Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto will be an incredible experience, featuring San Francisco Symphony violinist Polina Sedukh. This rich, powerful concerto is an elevated glimpse into the art and emotions of Finnish culture. The stark, open majesty of the frozen north is captured in this music. I can’t wait for you to hear Polina’s stunning interpretation of this masterful and mysterious piece. ​​

Program

Sibelius
    
Valse Triste, Op. 44, No. 1  <listen>
    Valse Romantique, Op. 62b  <listen>
 
Schubert
    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D. 759 ("Unfinished")
    <listen>

        Allegro­ moderato
        Andante con moto
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​-- INTERMISSION --

​​Sibelius
    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 <listen>
        Allegro moderato
        Adagio di molto
        Allegro ma non tanto
            -- with Polina Sedukh

Making Concerts More Fun

The Ukiah Symphony has made some changes!
  • Come to a free 30-minute pre-concert talk, beginning one hour before the concert.
  • Pay for tickets and refreshments using a Debit or Credit card.
  • Purchase wine, beer, and non-alcoholic beverages before the concert, and during intermission.
  • Yes! You can bring your drink into the auditorium!

About Polina Sedukh, violinist
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Born to a family of musicians in St. Petersburg, Russia, Ms. Sedukh began studying violin at the age of four, her first teachers being her father Grigory Sedukh, and Savely Shalman.
She is a graduate of Special Music School of the St. Petersburg Conservatory, and the Rimsky- Korsakov State Conservatory, where she studied under the guidance of Lev Ivaschenko and Vladimir Ovtcharek. She also holds Artist Diploma from Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA, where she studied with Laura Bossert and Malcolm Lowe.
 
Prizewinner of the International Spohr Competition in Weimar, Germany, Ms. Sedukh made her solo orchestral debut at the age of seven with the Chamber Orchestra of Liepaya, Latvia and has since appeared as soloist with St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Boston Virtuosi Orchestra, St.Petersburg Capella Symphony Orchestra, Newton Symphony Orchestra and Weimer State Capella Orchestra.
Ms. Sedukh with cellist, Terry King, presented the world premiere of Vladimir Uspensky’s Double Concerto at the International St. Petersburg Spring Music Festival in 2001.
In 2014 her engagements included collaboration with pianist Kirill Gerstein and members of San Francisco Symphony in a performance of Shostakovich Piano Quintet in Davies Symphony Hall. In 2015 Ms. Sedukh was featured in San Francisco Symphony subscription series concert as the second violin in Beethoven Quartet op. 74.
She has also appeared as a soloist with Russian Chamber Orchestra and San Francisco Academy Orchestra.
 
Following her passion for symphonic music, Ms. Sedukh pursued career in major American orchestras, presently being a member of 2nd violin section of San Francisco Symphony since 2009 and Principal Second violinist of Sun Valley Music Festival since 2015, and having previously served as a member of Boston Symphony Orchestra from 2004 to 2007.
Ms. Sedukh resides in San Francisco Bay Area since 2007.


You'll enjoy the concert if
  • you want to hear virtuosic violin playing, brooding and dramatic stories with happy endings, beautiful, stirring music for large orchestras.
Deep Dive
Franz Schubert >
Jean Sibelius >
Schubert Symphony #8 >
Sibelius Violin Concerto >
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