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Join Iris Orchestra for a concert honoring the life of Peter Formanek at Crosstown Theater.

TICKETS: $40 advance general admission | $45 day of show general admission
Doors open at 2:30 pm | Show at 3 pm

Iris Orchestra honors the life of Memphis philanthropist Peter Formanek with a special concert featuring pianists Inon Barnatan and Alon Goldstein. These international concert artists, welcomed as guests and friends in the home of Peter and Mary Lee Formanek during their visits to Memphis as Iris concerto soloists, will each perform music for solo piano and then join forces in music for piano four-hands. The Sunday concert at Crosstown Theater completes a weekend honoring Peter that begins with the orchestral program featuring the two pianists at Germantown Performing Arts Center on Saturday, March 5.

Program

Debussy: Estampes
Bernstein: “The Masque” from Symphony No. 2, Age of Anxiety
Alon Goldstein, piano

Gershwin: Prelude No. 2
Gershwin/Wild: I Got Rhythm
Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante in E-flat Major, Op. 22

Inon Barnatan, piano
Schubert: Fantasia in F minor, D.940 for piano four-hands
Inon Barnatan and Alon Goldstein, piano

Masks are strongly recommended. Read HERE about Iris Orchestra’s COVID season health and safety protocols. Presenting sponsor: nexAir