Mission Chamber Orchestra - Northern Light - with Jon Nakamatsu
Sat, Sep 26
|Hammer Theatre Center
Three composers each stood at moments of artistic change within European musical life. Emilie Mayer, Edvard Grieg, and Jean Sibelius all sought to shape distinctive musical voices while balancing the traditions of German Romanticism with growing ideas of national identity and individual expression
Time & Location
Sep 26, 2026, 7:30 PM
Hammer Theatre Center, 101 Paseo de San Antonio, San Jose, CA 95113, USA
About The Event
Emilie Mayer Faust Overture, Op. 46
Edvard Grieg Piano concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Jon Nakamatsu, Piano
Jean Sibelius Symphony N. 3 in C major, Op. 52
This program brings together three composers who each stood at important moments of artistic change within European musical life. Emilie Mayer, Edvard Grieg, and Jean Sibelius all sought to shape distinctive musical voices while balancing the traditions of German Romanticism with growing ideas of national identity and individual expression. Their careers reflect a period in which composers increasingly looked beyond established cultural centers and embraced the landscapes, literature, and traditions of their own countries as sources of inspiration. At the same time, each composer faced the challenge of creating music that could honor inherited forms while speaking in a fresh and personal language. Heard together, these works reveal a broad cultural movement toward greater individuality, clarity, and emotional directness in orchestral music. They also highlight…