- FEBRUARY 15, 2025 | Cascade Theatre, Redding | 7:30pm
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MTAC Youth Orchestra | Yoshie Muratani, Director
Shasta College Chamber Strings | Dr. Jeff Specht, Music Director
Concert Program
Sergei PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet, Suite No. 2: Montagues and Capulets
- Side-by-side with the Shasta College Chamber Strings (Saturday only)
- Side-by-side with the MTAC Youth Orchestra (Sunday only)
Joaquín RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra
- Allegro con spirito
- Adagio
- Allegro gentile
- Meng Su, guitar
INTERMISSION
Hector BERLIOZ Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14
- Reveries and Passions: Largo - Allegro agitato e appassionato assai
- A Ball: Waltz - Allegro non troppo
- Scene in the Country: Adagio
- March to the Scaffold: Allegretto non troppo
- Dream of the Witches' Sabbath: Larghetto - Allegro
Berlioz bares his soul in music, torturing himself with passion - or obsession - in his Symphonie Fantastique, one of the most famous portraits of an artist ever written and utilizing an enormous orchestra. Through tender love scenes, a thrilling march to the scaffold, and an opium-induced nightmare, Berlioz’s riveting masterpiece is unforgettable. Guitarist Menu Su guides us through Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, the most popular concerto ever composed for guitar and orchestra.
About Meng Su
Multifaceted guitarist Meng Su is captivating audiences around the world with her stunning virtuosity and refined artistry. New York Concert Review called her performance “seemingly effortless and stunningly polished…. Add to that a beautiful – and fashionable! – stage presence, and she is poised to be in high demand” while Classical Guitar Magazine wrote that “she has already reached the status of a seasoned artist.”
In addition to her busy solo career, Meng Su is an avid chamber musician who tours regularly in the Beijing Guitar Duo and as a soloist with orchestras. Ms. Su has performed in over 30 different countries around the world in halls such as the Concertgebouw, Palau de Musica, Tchaikovsky Hall and the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing.In 2023, she created and debuted the guitar show "Spanish Fantasia" in Shanghai. It is the first-ever multimedia guitar theatre show of its kind, paving the way for the future of classical music performances.
Meng Su’s performances and recordings have impressed the public with “an ability and artistry that exceeds her years.” (Baltimore Sun) Her debut duo CD “Maracaípe” received a Latin Grammy nomination for the titled piece, which was dedicated to the Duo by renowned guitarist/composer Sergio Assad. Their second CD, “Bach to Tan Dun,” a "must-listen" according to composer Tan Dun, has been widely noted for the world-premiere recording of his “Eight Memories in Watercolor.” A recording in trio, “China West,” with Maestro Barrueco and the Beijing Guitar Duo was released in May 2014 to critical acclaim. Meng Su’s debut solo recording “Meng,” released in 2016 was called “awe-inspiring” and “this year’s finest debut by far” by Classical Guitar Magazine.
Born in Qingdao, China, Meng Su began studying the guitar at the age of 5 and showed her talents from an early age under the guidance of Prof. Chen Zhi at the Central Conservatory in Beijing. Meng Su has won first-prize in numerous international competitions around the world, the last one being in the prestigious Parkening International Guitar competition in 2015. She graduated with an Artist Diploma, a Master’s Degree and Graduate Diploma in Chamber Music with Maestro Manuel Barrueco at the Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University.
Meng Su teaches at The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and she is the Artist-in-residence for the Baltimore Classical Guitar Society.
Meng Su is represented by Tonar Music Management - Asgerdur Sigurdardottir