Yes, symphony musicians play music outside of their orchestral obbligations. It keeps them creative and engaged.
So if you’ve only heard Peter Wyrick, associate principal cellist of the San Francisco Opera, play from the stage of Davies Symphony Hall, you might be delighted to encounter this superb musician in a chamber setting with his long-time recital partner, pianist June Choi Oh.
A beautiful sonata by Rachmaninov, another one by master melodist Sergei Prokofiev, and Stravinsky’s Suite Italienne based on his Giovanni Pergolesi arrangements for the ballet Pulcinella, make a finely balanced program that mixes spunkiness with heartfelt emotion.
And, as always at Old First Concerts, the price is right.