SAVANNAH, Ga: The Savannah Philharmonic announces American Classics as the
opening night concert to kick off the 17th season on Saturday, September 13, 2025 at
the Lucas Theatre for the Arts with Conductor Keitaro Harada and Featured Guest
Artist, Savannah Philharmonic Concertmaster, JoAnna Farrer performing on violin.
Farrer will perform the Dvořák Violin Concerto in A Minor, op.53. The evening will also
include Beach’s Bal Masqué op.22, Barber’s Adagio for Strings, and
Copland’s Appalachian Spring: Suite.
In addition to serving as Concertmaster of the Savannah Philharmonic, Farrer is a
member of the New Jersey Symphony. She has performed as a soloist with many
ensembles, including the GoteborgsSymfoniker, the Philadelphia Orchestra, Orpheus
Chamber Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic. As a concertmaster, she has worked
with conductors such as James Conlon, James DePreist, and Lorin Maazel, including
performances of Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” at the Kennedy Center with Maestro
Maazel. In previous seasons, Farrer has served as guest concertmaster of the
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, and toured with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra,
New York Philharmonic, and National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada. Active as a
Celtic musician, Farrer has performed mixed-genre works on both electric and acoustic
instruments in NY, Chicago, Paris, and London. Her debut album, Liminal Paths, was
released in 2022, and she has performed with Irish and Scottish artists including
Alasdair Fraser, Andy Lamy, and Natalie Haas. She has a wide variety of classical
chamber music experience, including performances with artists such as Pinchas
Zukerman, Emanuel Ax and Itzhak Perlman and has appeared at Merkin Hall with the
Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Farrer has performed as a featured artist in
the International Chamber Music Festival in Lima, Peru, and has also performed as the
United States representative at the Kyoto International Music Festival. She is an alumna
of the Perlman Music Program, as well as the National Arts Centre Young Artist
Programme as a student of Pinchas Zukerman, and she completed her Master’s
Degree at the Juilliard School under the tutelage of Glenn Dicterow, former
concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. She makes her home with her husband,
Darryl Kubian, in northeastern VT, with their many musical instruments and beloved
farm animals.
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