Violinist Daniel Hope and pianist Simon Crawford-Phillips will perform the U.K. premiere of Jake Heggie’s Fantasy Suite 1803, a work inspired by Beethoven’s 1803 residency at the Theater an der Wien. Also on the Nov. 27 program are an Impromptu by Enescu and Dvořák’s Sonatina, Op. 100. https://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/whats-on/202311271300
John Williams composed Five Sacred Trees for the New York Philharmonic’s 150th anniversary in 1995. This cinematic piece for orchestra and solo bassoon will be performed on Nov. 30 and Dec. 2 by the Atlanta Symphony with soloist Andrew Brady, formerly the ASO’s principal bassoonist. Guest conductor Anthony Parnther will also lead the orchestra in […]
When the Cleveland Orchestra programmed Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 for its Nov. 30-Dec. 2 program, they also co-commissioned a work specifically to precede it on the concert. Ces belles années (These Beautiful Years) is the result, a piece by French-born American composer Betsy Jolas that will be receiving its U.S. premiere. Daniel Harding conducts; Lauren […]
