![]() for string orchestra by Rubén Rengel) July 11: Brentano String Quartet 9 VALERIE COLEMAN Tracing Visions CARLOS SIMON Between Worlds JESSIE MONTGOMERY Divided XAVIER FOLEY An Ode to Our Times LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Finale from Sonata for Violin and Piano No. HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Bachianas Brasileiras No. Sphinx Virtuosi Amaryn Olmeda, violin Hannah White, violin Tommy Mesa, cello Xavier Foley, bass Such a varied program is characteristic of Sphinx Virtuosi’s insightful, ongoing exploration of the classical canon’s evolution. In its anticipated return, the ensemble premieres exciting new works by Valerie Coleman, Jessie Montgomery and Xavier Foley alongside music by Heitor Villa-Lobos, Carlos Simon and Ludwig van Beethoven. The 2021 Carnegie Hall performance by these “top-notch string players” received an extended standing ovation for music-making described as “splendid,” “vibrant” and “arresting” by the New York Times. Sphinx Virtuosi is the most prestigious group of musicians to represent the magnificently impactful Sphinx Organization. 3 (Encore) AARON COPLAND "Celebration After Billy's Capture" from Billy the Kid Suite July 4: Sphinx Virtuosi GABRIELA ORTIZ Kauyumari ARTURO MÁRQUEZ Fandango for Violin and Orchestra * AARON COPLAND Symphony No. Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, music and artistic director Anne Akiko Meyers, violin * A second premiere rounds out the celebration of music: Arturo Márquez’s Fandango for violin and orchestra, featuring violinist Anne Akiko Meyers, who invited the great composer to create this virtuosic, rhythmically charged showcase. 3, also featured on this triumphant program. The Los Angeles Philharmonic performs a program of music from the Americas, including a New York premiere by Gabriela Ortiz, whom Gustavo Dudamel has called “one of the most talented composers in the world.” Her work’s glorious brass-and-percussion opening is reminiscent of Aaron Copland’s iconic Fanfare for the Common Man, which is proudly quoted in Copland’s Symphony No. 4 HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Harmonica Concerto * HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Chôros No. NIKOLAI RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade HEITOR VILLA-LOBOS Prelúdio from Bachianas brasileiras No. São Paulo Symphony Orchestra Marin Alsop, conductor of honor José Staneck, harmonica * São Paulo Symphony Choir ** The São Paulo Symphony Choir then joins for the simmering and ultimately explosive Chôros No. Harmonica master José Staneck, one of the preeminent players of this repertoire, maximizes the lyrical beauty of the Harmonica Concerto. A majestic prelude from one of his Bach-meets-Brazil imaginings opens the proceedings. The second half of the performance treats audiences to the music of essential Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. The concert begins with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s hugely popular Scheherazade, a symphonic suite inspired by the legendary heroine and folklore of One Thousand and One Nights. In celebration of the 200th anniversary of Brazil’s independence, the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra made its Carnegie Hall debut with a program fitting the historic occasion. 1 * GABRIELA LENA FRANK Chasqui from Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout, for string orchestra ANTONIN DVOŘÁK Symphony No. MAURICE RAVEL La Valse FRANZ LISZT Piano Concerto No. ![]() Philadelphia Orchestra Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor Daniil Trifonov, piano * The evening of musical celebration ends in uplifting fashion with Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony. Chasqui is an engrossing movement from an early Gabriela Lena Frank work, called “more relevant than ever” by the Philadelphia Inquirer. One of the modern greats, pianist Daniil Trifonov, joins in Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. The ensemble simmers and bursts to life with Maurice Ravel’s orchestral wonder La Valse. Performance from Carnegie Hall Opening Night, 22-23 SeasonĬarnegie Hall’s 2022–23 season kicked off with the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
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