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"MOST ROMANTIC CONCERT OF THE SEASON" FEATURES DVORAK'S CELLO CONCERTO (WITH COMPETITION WINNER HAN BIN YOON) and MENDELSSOHN'S "REFORMATION" SYMPHONY -- PASADENA COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA

 In what Music Director Bethany Pflueger 
describes as “the most romantic concert of the season,” Pasadena Community 
Orchestra presents Young Artist Competition winner Han Bin Yoon performing the 
most beloved of all cello concertos, Dvorak’s Cello Concerto in B Minor. Also on the program is Mendelssohn’s 
historic Symphony #5 – the 
“Reformation.”
 Cellist 
Han Bin Yoon, the top prizewinner at numerous competitions, performed his debut 
recital at the Kennedy Center in 2013. He has studied with students of one of 
the greatest performers of Dvorak’s cello concerto, Mstislav Rostropovich. 
The concerto is bold and beautiful, with the thrill of powerful, fiercely 
energetic themes alternating with tender poignancy. Mendelssohn’s “Reformation” Symphony, composed to celebrate the anniversary of 
the Reformation’s founding, features variants on two hymn tunes, a fiery allegro 
that only an extended timpani roll can stop, and a light, pastoral waltz. The 
finale, a chorale on the hymn, “A Mighty Fortress is our God,” builds gradually 
from a single instrument to the majesty of the entire orchestra. Audience 
members may meet the soloist and other musicians at a reception following the 
concert.

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