Concerts
The Remains of Romanticism
The Remains of Romanticism 11/15/2009 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Romantic music seemed in danger of becoming obsolete in the modern world, but there were those who were determined to save it. Some of the greatest composers of the age tried to revive Romanticism through formal innovation, others by connecting it to…
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Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 10/20/2009 at 07:00 PM – Peter Norton Symphony Space Concert Notes
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Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1 10/18/2009 at 04:00 PM – Peter Norton Symphony Space Concert Notes
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Beethoven 10/17/2009 at 08:00 PM – Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827) Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 (1800) Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 (1801-02) SHULAMIT RAN (b. 1949) The Show Goes On, Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra (2008) Concert Notes
Read MoreLudwig Van Beethoven
Ludwig Van Beethoven 10/16/2009 at 08:00 PM – Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827) Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 (1800) Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 (1801-02) SHULAMIT RAN (b. 1949) The Show Goes On, Clarinet Concerto (2008) Concert Notes
Read MoreVincent d'Indy: Fervaal
Vincent d’Indy: Fervaal 10/14/2009 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center Fervaal’s fate was set before he was born: renounce human passion and save his kingdom. But that was before he met the daughter of his enemy. D’Indy’s great opera was inspired by Wagner, but Debussy and Dukas thought Fervaal was even better than Wagner’s…
Read MoreComposing a Nation: Israel's Musical Patriarchs
Composing a Nation: Israel’s Musical Patriarchs 05/31/2009 at 08:00 PM – Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center The names of those who built the nation of Israel are legendary, but those who forged its cultural voice played a vital role in expressing the identity of the new country. Explore the work of Israel’s musical patriarchs. Thrill…
Read MoreBrahms: Symphony No. 3
Brahms: Symphony No. 3 04/19/2009 at 04:00 PM – Peter Norton Symphony Space Considered the most intimate of his symphonies, Brahms’s Third symphony is also his shortest and perhaps least known. Why then did such diverse figures as Arthur Rubinstein and Ludwig Wittenstein believe it to be Brahms’s best symphony? What is the deeply personal…
Read MoreWilson, Shostakovich, Brahms-04/18/08
Wilson, Shostakovich, Brahms-04/18/08 04/18/2009 at 08:00 PM – Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts The season concludes with Richard Wilson’s The Cello Has Many Secrets, Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, and Brahms Symphony No. 3. Concert Notes
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Wilson, Shostakovich, Brahms 04/17/2009 at 08:00 PM – Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts The season concludes with Richard Wilson’s The Cello Has Many Secrets, Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, and Brahms Symphony No. 3. Concert Notes
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