Christopher Costanza

Christopher Costanza appears as cello soloist with the Peninsula Symphony in a program devoted to John Williams and Korngold film music, including Williams' Elegy for Cello and Orchestra. Based on this appearance, he performs as a soloist in orchestral concerts drawing on cinematic repertoire.

This program centers on film music by John Williams and Erich Korngold, two composers whose orchestral writing helped define the sound of Hollywood scoring. Listeners can expect the cello to carry the emotional core of pieces like Williams' Elegy for Cello and Orchestra and the love theme "Across the Stars" from Star Wars, both built on long, singing melodic lines rather than flashy technical display. The rest of the program, including music from E.T., Jurassic Park: The Lost World, and Korngold's Kings Row Suite and Hooray for Hollywood, leans on big orchestral color, recognizable themes, and a sense of storytelling through instrumental sound. Expect a concert paced around mood and melody, moving between tender, reflective moments and sweeping, adventurous ones, with the cello soloist featured most prominently in the Elegy.