OCSA Symphony Orchestra Performs Brahms’ Double Concerto With Two Pacific Symphony Principal Musicians

Orange County School of the Arts, also known as OCSA, recently released some exciting news about our Concertmaster Dennis Kim and new Principal Cellist Warren Hagerty. You can read the full press release on their website here, but we’ve distilled the main points below.

An awe-inspiring evening of mentorship and musicianship awaits as two special guest artists join the Orange County School of the Arts (OCSA) Symphony Orchestra for a performance of Brahms’ Double Concerto at the upcoming Winter Concert. Both principal musicians of Pacific Symphony, Dennis Kim and Warren Hagerty also have a connection to OCSA. Kim has been this year’s artist-in-residence, coaching aspiring violinists in a weekly master class. Hagerty graduated from OCSA’s Instrumental Music Conservatory in 2009 before attending The Juilliard School and founding the Verona Quartet. In a special performance with the school’s top ensemble led by conductor Nicholaus Yee, Kim and Hagerty perform the third movement from Brahms’ final piece for orchestra, which requires adept precision and mastery from all its performers. This collaborative concert will be an exciting representation of the value of quality arts education and professional mentors on the next generation of musicians.

“I always felt at home during my time at OCSA,” said Hagerty. “I loved being surrounded by like-minded peers, and that helped me to feel empowered to pursue a life in music. The faculty and staff were all so wonderful and supportive.”

 

“This performance is very special as I will get a chance to perform with the new principal cellist of Pacific Symphony,” said Kim. “I find it so amazing that Warren is a graduate of OCSA, and I am honored to share the stage with him for this special event.”

 

 

Check out the third movement of the Brahms below:

Taking place on Thursday, Dec. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Michael F. Harrah Symphony Hall on OCSA’s campus, the Winter Concert also features the OCSA Symphony Orchestra led by guest conductor Michael Powers performing the “Egmont” Overture by Beethoven, the “Karelia” Suite by Sibelius and “Callirhoe” by Chaminade. The 7th-8th grade String Orchestra performs Grieg’s “Holberg” Suite and Vivaldi’s “Winter” concerto from “The Four Seasons.”