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April 2018
Omaha Symphony/Thomas Wilkins/Liza Ferschtman
Our Bernstein centennial celebration continues with a curtain-raiser tribute to his friend, cellist Mstislav Rostropovich, and Bernstein’s expressive showpiece for violin and orchestra, composed in praise of love. Mahler’s most popular symphony offers a disarming directness and charm, a journey that ends in a glow of serenity and peace
Essener Philharmoniker/Tomas Netopil
Staatsoperette Dresden/Peter Christian Feigel
Singapore Symphony/Joshua Tan
Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife/Eiji Oue
Virginia Symphony Orchestra/JoAnn Falletta, conductor/Virginia Chorale
Presented by the Virginia Arts Festival, the audience is taken on a breathtaking ride through the joyful celebration of the Chichester Psalms, the darkly intricate beauty of the Serenade, featuring Grammy-nominated violinist Robert McDuffie, the transporting Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, and the knife-edge jazz of Prelude, Fugue and Riffs, written for Benny Goodman and performed here by award-winning clarinetist Jon Manasse, with Todd Rosenlieb Dance performing Rosenlieb’s original choreography. Bernstein’s daughter Jamie will host this spectacular celebration and speak of her father’s legacy.
hr-Bigband / hr-Sinfonieorchester/Andrés Orozco-Estrada
Charl-Johan Lingenfelder, conductor/Matthew Wild, director/Louisa Talbot, choreographer
Kansas City Symphony Chorus/Kansas City Symphony
Typical of American composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein’s original and eclectic style, the Chichester Psalms combine various influences, including music initially intended for the Broadway stage. A hidden gem, Tchaikovsky’s Concert Fantasy parallels the melodic inspiration, virtuoso fireworks, and sumptuous orchestration found in the composer’s famous First Piano Concerto. Choral Fantasy, for solo piano, chorus and orchestra, clearly hints at Beethoven’s immortal “Ode to Joy” from his Ninth Symphony.
New Amsterdam Symphony Orchestra/Tong Chen