Violinist Nancy Zhou returns to her hometown for the San Antonio Philharmonic's season opening concerts this weekend at First Baptist Church.
Zhou will perform as a soloist Friday and Saturday for the inaugural concerts of the orchestra’s third season, under the baton of new musical director Jeffrey Kahane. , a newsletter rundown of the most important news, delivered every Monday and Thursday.and includes British composer Benjamin Britten’sTo prepare, Zhou, who was born and raised in San Antonio until leaving for music studies at Harvard, said she’d practice for a few hours before meeting up with family friends.
“Mary Ellen Goree, Alison Dawkins, Ken Freudigman, these people I’ve known since I was a kid,” she said. “That they’re still part of this organization, so such a pivotal part of the community, is really special, it’s very touching. I can’t wait to reunite with them.” Goree attributed the quality of Zhou’s playing to a combination of talent and “a lot of hard work behind that. … She’s a brilliant technician, but there’s also heart in her playing. It’s magnificent.”Zhou said one thing she appreciates about the Brahms concerto is that the soloist and orchestra are on equal footing.
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