Forced from their homelands by war and persecution, a generation of Europe’s most noteworthy and imaginative composers found a new home in Los Angeles, California. America idealism, Tinseltown glamour, and sunshine fueled a new era of creativity. Houston Symphony Principal Cellist Brinton Averil Smith and acclaimed concert pianist Evelyn Chen present a recital soaked in the suspense, spectacle, and romance of classic Hollywood, with music by Miklós Rózsa, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Leopold Godowsky, and George Gershwin.
New York City, NY; NYC