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SATURDAYS 8 PM
PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION
SAT, OCT 22, 8 PM
FINNEGAN DOWNIE DEAR, CONDUCTOR OLIVIA WARBURTON, SOPRANO
RAVEL Mother Goose( Complete) KNUSSEN Songs and Sea Interlude from Where the Wild Things Are MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
Ravel’ s suave sense of orchestral color brings classic fairy tale characters bounding to life, and his arrangement of Mussorgsky’ s spirited art walk illuminates every nuance of those searing images. Two young Britons known for their boundary-breaking collaborations lead a romp through highlights of the fanciful opera by their compatriot Oliver Knussen, who channels all the mischief and wonder of Maurice Sendak’ s beloved tale of self-discovery. Let your imagination run wild in this garden of sonic delights!
VIOTTI CONDUCTS THE RITE OF SPRING
SAT, JAN 7, 8 PM
LORENZO VIOTTI, CONDUCTOR
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6,“ Pastoral” STRAVINSKY The Rite of Spring
For Beethoven, nature was a place of spiritual renewal, and his“ Pastoral” Symphony offers his listeners a timeless escape into that idyllic realm of peacefulness and purification. Stravinsky’ s elemental ballet takes a darker look at the life-cycle of the planet, with jagged rhythms and frenzied dances that imagine an ancient pagan sacrifice. The young Swiss conductor Lorenzo Viotti, with his athletic grace and history as a jazz and funk drummer, keeps the orchestra and audience on the edge of their seats in these restless scores.
DVOŘÁK CELLO CONCERTO
SAT, FEB 4, 8 PM
KWAMÉ RYAN, CONDUCTOR PABLO FERRÁNDEZ, CELLO
JOHN LUTHER ADAMS Become Ocean DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto
The sensitive and charismatic young Spaniard Pablo Ferrández brings out all the passion and earthy folk music embedded within Dvořák’ s Cello Concerto, a crown jewel of the solo repertoire. Kwamé Ryan conducts with the broad perspective of a true world citizen, from his Trinidadian and Canadian roots to his extensive training and experience in the United Kingdom and Europe. He turns his keen gaze to Become Ocean, a once-ina-generation masterpiece of swelling waves and rapturous immersion that earned John Luther Adams a Pulitzer Prize and Grammy ® Award.
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