Lawrence Neuman

Lawrence Neuman is a violist scheduled to perform as soloist with the Fresno Philharmonic in April 2027. The program pairs Mozart's Sinfonia concertante for violin and viola with Sibelius's First Symphony and a new commission by Mary Kouyoumdjian. Beyond this booking, no verified biographical details are available.

Neuman's featured piece, Mozart's Sinfonia concertante in E flat major, K.364, is a double concerto that treats the viola as an equal partner to the violin rather than a supporting voice, a rarity in the classical era. Listeners can expect the viola's warmer, lower-pitched sound to trade melodic lines with the violin throughout, especially in the slow second movement, which unfolds as an extended, almost operatic duet between the two instruments. The rest of the evening surrounds that dialogue with contrasting sounds: a newly commissioned work by Mary Kouyoumdjian, and Sibelius's Symphony No. 1, a piece built on brooding, folk-tinged themes and sudden bursts of full orchestral sound.