NSO Sinfonia Series

2026/27

Featuring\nLéa Moisan-Perrier, conductor\nNSO Chamber Choir\nYukichi Hattori, dancer\nNathan Cook, cello\nHeather Kao, violin\nKate Read, viola\n\nOn the Program\nPēteris Vasks: Grāmata Čellam, II. “Pianissimo” - 7 minutes\nJohann Sebastian Bach: Cantata No. 4, “Christ lag in Todesbanden” - 20 minutes\nLera Auberbach: Sogno di Stabat Mater (Dream of Stabat Mater) - 12 minutes\nJoseph Haydn: Symphony No. 44 in E minor “Trauer” - 22 minutes\nPēteris Vasks: Musica serena - 10 minutes\n\nThe evening opens with Pēteris Vasks’ Grāmata Čellam, featuring solo cellist Nathan Cook, followed by Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cantata No. 4, where choir and strings bring a sense of solemn ritual and expressive depth.\n\nLera Auerbach’s Sogno di Stabat Mater adds a contemporary meditation on the Stabat Mater tradition through solo violin and viola, creating an intimate, searching sound world. Joseph Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 “Trauer” follows, its restrained drama and darker tone offering one of Haydn’s most inward symphonic statements.\n\nThe program closes with another work by Vasks, Musica serena, a piece that turns toward calm, sustained sonorities and a sense of stillness. Together, these works shape an evening focused on contemplation, texture, and emotion.\n\nPresented By\nQuidi Vidi Brewery