100th Claude Art Hall Planned Performance, Salon Concert: Cello Sings Ⅶ, Melody of Light

[PERFORMANCE INTRODUCTION] "If you wish to see bright light again, you must push through sorrow and despair." Life sometimes requires us to pass through deep darkness before we finally encounter an even clearer light. Music is no different. Major and minor keys, melody and harmony, tension and release, stillness and passion… countless moments blend together to create a single piece of music, and within it, we discover a light that resembles life itself. A light in which love quietly blossoms, A warm, comforting light that soothes our wounds, A light of joy finally met after enduring pain, And a light that gently settles in the heart like a sunset at the end of a long day. Through this concert, we wish to encounter with you the unique light that permeates within the music. Following the distinct texture of light that each work carries, we hope that its melodies will leave a warm resonance in your hearts for a long time to come. [PROGRAM] Amy Beach - Romance, Op. 23 Robert Schumann - Dichterliebe Op.48 Cello & Piano Arvo Pärt - spiegel im spiegel Astro Piazzolla - Ave Maria