Ensemble 212 Duologues: Beethoven & Fairouz featuring cellist Yeesun Kim and conductor Yoon Jae Lee

Saturday, September 18, 2010 at 8 PM

Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center
(129 West 67th Street, NYC)

New York's celebrated Ensemble 212, under the direction of Yoon Jae Lee, will open it's 2010-11 season with an orchestral concert featuring works by Ludwig van Beethoven and Mohammed Fairouz, one of the most sought out young composers today. The concert features the World Premiere of Fairouz's Double Concerto States of Fantasy, which was commissioned by Ensemble 212 and written especially for violinist Nicholas Kitchen and cellist Yeesun Kim of the Borromeo String Quartet. The Double Concerto is based on Jacqueline Rose's monumental book States of Fantasy.

Tickets are $25-$40, $15 students with ID (on day of performance). To purchase tickets, call 212-501-3330 or visit www.kaufman-center.org/merkin-concert-hall/event/ensemble-212-duologues-beethoven-fairouz/