Saturday, May 13, **7:30 p.m. | Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

Michelle Bushkova, violin and piano
Ken Selden, conductor
Portland Chamber Orchestra

Program:
Mozart - Symphony No. 40 in g minor, KV 550
Copytsko - “Michelle” Concerto The Near Triple Concerto
Mozart - Piano Concerto No.23 in A major, K. 488

Please join us for a pre-concert discussion featuring a panel of refugees telling their stories at 6:30 p.m. (ticket for the concert required for entry).

The multi-talented soloist Michelle Bushkova joins the Portland Chamber Orchestra with not one but two concerti performed on two different instruments. This remarkable program will begin with Mozart's instantly recognizable Symphony No. 40, K.550 followed by a world premiere of the Belarussian composer Victor Copytsko's "Michelle" Concerto for Violin Solo, Violoncello Obligato, Clavier obligato (Pianoforte and Cembalo) and Chamber Orchestra, a work composed for our featured soloist. For the second half, Michelle will return to the stage this time as piano soloist  to perform Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 23, K488. 

Both composer and soloist have faced hardship and persecution for speaking out against the Russian invasion of Ukraine, therefore this concert is presented as a statement in support of the people of Ukraine and all who bravely defend justice and freedom of speech.

Lastly,  we will display photos in the lobby by Jim Lommasson, a local photographer,  from his current project: What We Carried: Fragments from the Cradle of Civilization.  Mr. Lommasson's work will also be shown on an overhead screen in the theater prior to the concert and during the intermission. 

Read about the story behind this performance in our recent blog post.