Concert two, Pfeiffer, translates to whistler, and is guest conducted by Andrew Grahms. The Pfeiffer family were settlers in Big Sur who loved the land so dearly that they sold it to the State of California to be preserved as a State Park. The pieces in this program also show a connection to place, and draw from philosophical and poetic ideals. Anne Clyne borrows from a Scottish fiddle tune, and draws inspiration from her experiences in Edinburgh for her piece Pivot; Liszt draws from poems by Autran and Lamartine for Les Preludes; and Brahms utilizes the style hongrois (the "Hungarian style") in his Violin Concerto as an homage to his Austro-Hungarian friend and collaborator, violinist Joseph Joachim, in which Monterey Symphony Concertmaster Christina Mok is featured. Pfeiffer concert is a part of the inaugural California Festival: a celebration of new music, along with 50 other organizations such as the LA Phil and the San Francisco Symphony.