Asier Polo is in Winnipeg to perform with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra Tuesday May 16, but first he stopped by Morning Light for a return visit with host Michael Wolch. Missed it? Watch the video here!
Asier Polo: 
modern Spanish spirits
From Carnegie Hall to the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Asier Polo bowls audiences over. In Spain, he is considered the leading national cellist; in Winnipeg he is, alongside Colin Carr, a bonafide cello celebrity.
A champion of modern Spanish music, Asier Polo will play Joaquin Rodrigo’s whimsical Concierto in modo galante and Granados’s rapturous Intermezzo de Goyescas. The 20th-century music of the Spanish-speaking world is known for its neo-romantic tendencies, and this is especially true of these two pieces, which are rich with Spanish folk flavours.
Mozart’s charming but brief Symphony No. 27, on the other hand, helped set the stage for the romanticism that would flourish in the following decades. Composed in the galant style popular at the time, the Symphony bristles with humour, song-like melodies, and dance rhythms.
This concert will also feature a new work for strings by Canadian composer Jeffrey Ryan, recipient of New Classical Music Award for career achievement.
Asier Polo was Michael Wolch's guest Monday on Morning Light.
Asier Polo
Asier has performed with some of Europe’s most prestigious orchestras, including the National Orchestra of Bordeaux, the Basel Philharmonic, and the Monterey Symphony Orchestra. Testifying to his eminent standing in Spain, he’s also toured South America with the Spanish National Orchestra.
The concerts begin at 7:30 pm on May 16th in Westminster United Church , 745 Westminster at Maryland. Tickets are $34 for adults, $32 for seniors and $10 for students, including GST, at McNally Robinson, the West End Cultural Centre (586 Ellice at Sherbrook), Organic Planet (877 Westminster Ave) or MCO’s Ticketline (204-783-7377).
Fri, May 3, 7:30 PM
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