Mariinsky Theater Orchestra plays “Scheherazade” and more on tonight’s “Evening Concert”
The "and more" is Beethoven's "4th Symphony" and "Prelude to Act One of Lohengrin" by Wagner.
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The "and more" is Beethoven's "4th Symphony" and "Prelude to Act One of Lohengrin" by Wagner.
Also on the program, CSO Concertmaster Robert Chen is featured in "Fratres" and Bartok's "1st Violin Concerto"
It's a famous dedication written at the top of the score for Berg's "Violin Concerto". The angel? Manon Gropius, daughter of Alma (Mahler) and Walter Gropius (who was one of the founders of the Bauhaus school of architecture).
on the "Evening Concert, which will also include Brahms' "2nd Piano Concerto" and Schumann's Opus 44 "Piano Quintet" among other works.
It's the Penderecki String Quartet with pianist Pamela Mia Paul.
The composer conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic in his own work that premiered at the 2013 Proms concerts in the England.
"The Armed Man" is a cautionary tale from the 15th Century, a famous tune of the day, which became the 'cantus firmus' (fixed song) these composers used as the basis for their musical settings of the Mass.
"....Bald Mountain" was written in 1876, "Don Juan" followed in 1888...technically they are both "tone poems", amd famous ones at that.
with the New York Philharmonic on tonight's Evening Concert, concertos numbered 6, 24, & 25.
Kahane plays Mozart from New York, Muti conducts Mussorgsky in Chicago, Early Music from Cologne, newly written Classical music from Los Angeles and Chamber music of Dvorak and others.
Campbell Hall
300 N. Goodwin
Urbana, IL 61801
217-333-7300