
Photo Credit: Sarah Blodgett
From the Cradle
Saturday, February 14, 2026 at 7:30 pm
Ford Hall, Ithaca College
Pre-concert Chat at 6:30 pm
From first breath to final memories. Wagner’s Siegfried Idyll, composed to celebrate the birth of his son, glows with intimate joy and new life while a new piece by Laura Cetilia will see its first performance. Morton Feldman’s Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety is a hushed farewell to his dear piano teacher. Mozart’s Symphony No. 40, restless and unresolved, stands outside time—at once youthful and haunted.
CONCERT DETAILS
Guillaume Pirard, Conductor
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Morton FELDMAN: Madame Press Died Last Week at Ninety
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Laura CETILIA: CCO Commission World Premiere
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R. WAGNER: Siegfried Idyll
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W. A. MOZART: Symphony No. 40 in g minor, K.550
Running Time: Approximately 86 minutes including intermission
Pre-Concert chat with Maestro Pirard and Laura Cetilia will start 1 hour before the concert.
Photo Credit: Julie Fowells
Laura Cetilia, Composer