Concert violinist and practicing physician, Dr. Joel Ang is often asked his preference — music or medicine? “For me, that’s very complimentary,” said Ang, a primary care doctor in D.C. and a member of the World Doctors Orchestra performing Sunday evening on the stage at Strathmore. “There are many things about being a musician that I’ve learned from being a physician; the multitasking and working out complex problems. They are very similar to me and I’ve always loved playing for that reason.”
Ang and his physician/musician colleagues will perform Barber’s “Adagio for Strings,” Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 in A Major and as a worthy finale to the evening’s repertoire, Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 in C Minor, “Resurrection.” For this piece, they will be joined by the National Philharmonic Chorale, under the artistic direction of Stan Engebretson.
