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JOSHUA BELL PLAYS MENDELSSOHN | Premium
SAT , APR 22 , 8 PM
ANNA RAKITINA , CONDUCTOR JOSHUA BELL , VIOLIN
ELLEN REID When the World As You ’ ve Known It Doesn ’ t Exist MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto ELGAR Variations on an Original Theme , “ Enigma ”
You can always count on the superstar violinist Joshua Bell to perform Mendelssohn ’ s deeply poetic concerto with “ huge tenderness , rendering the audience to jelly ” ( Bachtrack ). The young Russian conductor Anna Rakitina navigates the mysteries and charms of Elgar ’ s titillating Enigma Variations , and she introduces one of the most compelling voices in contemporary music : the Pulitzer prize-winning composer and sound artist Ellen Reid , who weaves the intimate tones of three wordless sopranos into a score that reflects on women ’ s suffrage .
ISATA RETURNS
SAT , JUN 10 , 8 PM
KEVIN JOHN EDUSEI , CONDUCTOR ISATA KANNEH-MASON , PIANO
KODÁLY Variations on a Hungarian Folk Song , “ Peacock ” PROKOFIEV Piano Concerto No . 3 BRAHMS Symphony No . 4
The phenomenon that started when Isata Kanneh- Mason led her siblings onto the stage of Britain ’ s Got Talent ( prompting Simon Cowell to declare them “ the most talented family in the world ”) has blossomed into a transformational career for this worldly young pianist . Fresh off her local debut of Clara Schumann ’ s concerto , Kanneh-Mason returns to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with the bold showpiece that Prokofiev wrote to delight American audiences . Conductor Kevin John Edusei brings clarity to Brahms ’ noble Fourth Symphony and Kodály ’ s earthy “ Peacock ” Variations .
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