Estel Vivo Casanovas, saxophone - New York Debut
Soojin Kang, piano February 25, 2027 at 7:00 PM Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall Lead support for this concert is generously provided by The Barbara and Gary Brandt Family Foundation Subscriptions go on sale June 4, 2026.Click here to be reminded.
Estel Vivó Casanovas shapes a program spanning Baroque foundations to newly commissioned work, unfolding as a vivid sequence of contrasts and connections. Music by Johann Sebastian Bach and Fritz Kreisler meets the folkloric roots of Manuel de Falla and the lyricism of Sergei Rachmaninoff, alongside recent voices including Viet Cuong and Takashi Yoshimatsu.
Program
DAVID SALLERAS: Mi bailaora
KREISLER: Praeludium and Allegro in the Style of Pugnani
VIET CUONG: Sanctuary
J.S. BACH: Presto from Violin Sonata No. 1 in G Minor, BWV 1001
MANUEL DE FALLA: Siete canciones populares españolas
HANNAH ISHIZAKI: world premiere
RACHMANINOFF: Prelude
TAKASHI YOSHIMATSU: Fuzzy Bird Sonata for alto saxophone and piano*
“Music inspires me deeply when I experience it through storytelling and movement. Together these aspects shape a musical journey that provides drama, joy and aliveness. My debut program is a mosaic of classical and folk traditions, alongside new works for the saxophone. I invite the audience to join me on an imaginative journey, shaped by tension, release, and discovery.”
– Estel Vivó Casanovas, saxophone