
Cellist Owen Young will be the featured soloist in Saint-Saëns' Cello Concerto No. 1. He is an audience favorite and always brings his incredible artistry and personal charm to his performances. Also on the program, Mendelssohn's musical description of the Hebrides and Beethoven's beautiful Symphony No. 4.
The Program
- Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture
- Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto, Owen Young, Cello
- Beethoven Symphony No. 4
About Soloist Owen Young
A Boston area resident, Cellist Owen Young has enjoyed a long and distinguished career as an orchestra and solo cellist.
He has appeared with many orchestras and is a frequent collaborator in chamber music concerts and festivals. He has appeared in the Tanglewood, Aspen, Banff, Davos, Sunflower, Gatway, Brevard, and St. Barth's and many more music festivals. Young's performances have been broadcast on National Public Radio, WQED in Pittsburgh, WITF in Harrisburg, and WGBH in Boston. He performs frequently with singer/songwriter James Taylor.
He is on the faculty of The Berklee School of Music and is enthusiastically active in Project STEP (String Training and Education Program) which provides talented young musicians that identify with underrepresented groups, with classical music instruction envisioning a world in which the classical music profession reflects the racial and ethnic diversity of our communities.