Join acclaimed Israeli cellist Amit Peled and pianist Ryan Malone for “From Darkness to Light”—a moving journey through introspection, resilience, hope, and transcendence.
The program begins with the Langsam from Robert Schumann’s Five Pieces in Folk Style, a gentle meditation of melancholy and reflection.
It continues with Sharon Farber’s monumental “Bestemming” (“Destination”)—a deeply moving work for cello, narrator (performed by Peled), and piano, inspired by Holocaust survivor and Dutch resistance hero Curt Lowens, blending storytelling with evocative music to honor survival and the spirit’s path to light.
Next is Ryan Malone’s “Psalm 61,” a tender biblical setting of King David’s psalm for soprano, cello and piano, conveying faith and divine protection.
The evening closes with Frédéric Chopin’s Sonata for Cello and Piano, a Romantic masterpiece of passion, lyricism and dramatic intensity, with the cello soaring alongside the piano’s expressive depth.
This intimate collaboration traces an arc from shadowed history to radiant hope —a celebration of music’s power to illuminate the human experience. Don’t miss this profound and uplifting concert!