BROOKLYN HEIGHTS — The Brooklyn Conservatory Community Orchestra (BCCO) held its spring concert at St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church, located at 157 Montague Street, on Saturday, June 1, before a crowd of hundreds of music aficionados.
Led by Dorothy Savitch, music director of the Brooklyn Conservatory Community Orchestra and director of the Music Partners Program at the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, the event included several breathtaking and dynamic performances.
Boulanger, Mozart, Brahms (and Liu!)
“The span of centuries and the span of styles that this orchestra is able to perform is really amazing,” Savitch told the Brooklyn Eagle. “We started the program with an early 20th-century piece by French composer Lili Boulanger, entitled ‘D’un Matin de Printemps.’ It’s a lovely, impressionistic, bright piece that really shows the virtuosity of the orchestra.
“From there, we moved on to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 and are so excited to be featuring pianist Alexander Liu on this one.”
Liu, a 12-year-old piano prodigy and perhaps the highlight of the evening, captivated the audience with his profound musicality, technical prowess, and knack for dynamics: a true tour de force years beyond his age.
“I met Alexander last year, and he blew me away,” Savitch said. “I fell in love with him as a musician and as a young man.”
Liu has achieved notable success in prestigious competitions, including first place last year at the National Young Virtuosi Recital Competition, and has also graced renowned stages such as New York’s Carnegie Hall.
When asked about pre-show jitters, Liu, who has been playing piano for seven years, smiled and confessed that he was hardly nervous at all.
“I’m just excited and exhilarated,” he said.
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