September 16 & 17, 2005

Axel Strauss , violin

Alan Heatherington, conductor

Mendelssohn

Hebrides Overture Fingal's Cave), Op. 26

Bruch

Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46

Shostakovich

Symphony No. 5 in D Minor, Op. 47

Axel Strauss
A young rising star, who was the first German artist ever to win the Naumburg Violin Award in 1998, and in the seasons since has performed throughout North America as recitalist and soloist with orchestras. His concerto appearances have taken him to Germany, Japan, China, and Eastern Europe. Mr. Strauss is frequently invited by music festivals in the States and abroad, including the Marlboro Music Festival in Vermont, International Music Festival of Saga in Japan, and the Kammermusiktage Mettlach in Germany. Mr. Strauss performs on an outstanding violin by J.F. Pressenda, Turin 1845, on extended loan through the generous efforts of the Stradivari Society in Chicago. In 2001 he joined the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory.