Violinist Leila Josefowicz plays Adams’ “Scheherazade.2” with the CSO on the “Evening Concert”.
You'll also hear famous music by Debussy and Stravinsky (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and The Rite of Spring).
“Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun” leads off tonight’s “Evening Concert”
Also on the program "The Rite of Spring" and a rarely heard "Mass" attributed to Etienne Mehul.
Pianists Leif Ove Andsnes and Marc-Andre Hamelin play works for two pianos
Works by Stravinsly and Debussy from a concert recorded at Carnegie Hall earlier this year.
Gil Shaham plays Stravinsky’s “Violin Concerto” with the San Francisco Symphony
The Violin Concerto of Stravinsky was written in 1931 and premiered the same year in Berlin with the composer conducting, violinist Samuel Dushkin, the person who sought the work, as soloist.
Charles Dutoit conducts The Rite of Spring on the “Evening Concert”
Aging quite nicely (over 100 years now!) the famous "The Rite of Springs" still provokes.