What a finale! "Fairfax Symphony wraps up season with a celebration of Christopher Zimmerman and a Stad" #baltimore-based composer "Jonathan Leshnoff recalled that discussions began three years ago between himself and Zimmerman at Artie's. The orchestra board chairman Jose "Pepe" Figueroa commissioned the piece in honor of the "Figueroa Strad" and in memory of his father, Pepito Figueroa, a master teacher and violinist in Puerto Rico." Read more about this celebratory and meaningful concert with violinists Chee-Yun Kim and Kit Zimmerman in honor of our Maestro's 15th Anniversary leading the FSO. 🎻🎻 #thankyou to the #musicians for an incredible evening of music...and to all in the hall who helped make the evening so special!! #thankyouforyoursupport ❤👏 Fairfax County Government Fairfax County Economic Development Authority Fairfax County Public Schools Washington Post NPR All Things Considered NPR Music Bellissimo Restaurant, Fine Northern Italian Cuisine Visit Fairfax Korean Cultural Center Washington, D.C. WETA Community Foundation for Northern Virginia Virginia String Teachers Association Virginia Living Magazine Northern Virginia Magazine Washingtonian National Endowment for the Arts Center DC Theater Arts ArtsFairfax Patch #puertorico #stradivarius #violin #violinist #fairfaxcounty #Virginia #Maryland #washingtondc #music #classicalmusic #orchestra (fb)

🎻 An Evening of Virtuosity & Vision 🎻 This Saturday, May 31, don’t miss internationally acclaimed violinist Chee-Yun as she takes the stage with the Fairfax Symphony for a powerful and moving performance. ✨ Experience the East Coast premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff’s Concertante for Two Violins, featuring Chee-Yun Kim and violinist Kit Zimmerman in a rare musical dialogue of brilliance and beauty. Also on the program: 🎼 Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro 🎼 Shostakovich’s gripping Symphony No. 10 📍 Center for the Arts at George Mason University 🎟️ Get your tickets now: fairfaxsymphony.org #CheeYun #FairfaxSymphony #LiveClassical #ConcertPremiere #ViolinVirtuoso #Shostakovich #Elgar #FSO2025 #GMUEvents #NorthernVirginiaArts #ArtsFairfax Christopher Zimmerman (fb)