2024/25 Season Concert #2

Debussy, Piazzolla and Berlioz

Kendall Square Orchestra
Sanders Theatre, Cambridge, MA

Kristo Kondakçi, conductor
Yoonhee Lee, violin

DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
PIAZZOLLA The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique

K²O’s second concert of the season, Dream and Delirium, invites you into sound worlds where reality blurs and imagination takes hold. Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune opens with languid beauty, a haze of color and sensuality that seems to slow time itself. Yoonhee Lee joins the orchestra for Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, a dazzling fusion of tango’s sultry energy and classical virtuosity. Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique brings the evening to a fevered climax — a sweeping, visionary work that journeys from tender reverie to hallucinatory brilliance.

Thursday, January 8, 2026, 7:30 PM

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About Yoonhee Lee

Korean-American violinist Yoonhee Lee, influenced by the late Masuko Ushioda, Vera Beths, and the late Anner Bijlsma, enjoys a versatile career as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral player. She has premiered and recorded works by renowned composers like Rebecca Saunders and Sir Harrison Birtwistle and performed worldwide, including at the Berliner Philharmonie and Royal Albert Hall.

Born in Seoul and immigrating to Boston at ten, Lee found music to be her means of communication and refuge. Passionate about innovation and experimentation, she holds degrees from the New England Conservatory and Conservatorium van Amsterdam and resides in Boston with her husband Tom, dog Schatzi, and cat Opus.

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Sanders Theatre Information

Most of our performances take place at Sanders Theatre (45 Quincy Street, Room 027, Cambridge, MA 02138). Sanders Theatre is managed by Memorial Hall/Lowell Hall Complex at Harvard University.
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  • THE HARVARD BOX OFFICE

    Advance Sales: Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center 1350 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge MA 02138; 617.496.2222 www.boxoffice.harvard.edu for calendar and hours

    Pre-Performance Sales: Sanders Theatre Open on event days only, two hours prior to scheduled start time. Closes 30 minutes after start time.

  • Accessible seating can be arranged through the Box Office. Sanders Theatre is equipped with Assistive Listening Devices, available 30 minutes prior to events. Parking for disabled patrons: Limited accessible parking is available at Broadway Garage. Contact University Disability Services for other locations.

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  • Free parking for events at Sanders Theatre is available at Broadway Garage, corner of Broadway and Felton Street, from one hour pre- performance to one hour post. Parking for some events will be at 52 Oxford Street Garage. Please see specific event details for further information.

  • RESTROOMS are located on the lower level.

  • LATECOMERS will be seated at the discretion of management.

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Discounted Admission