On Jan. 8, the Detroit Symphony explores the potential symphonic grandeur of Radiohead’s 1997 album OK Computer with an orchestration of those celebrated tracks. With Steve Hackman at the podium, that imaginative genre crossover is paired with the acknowledged grandeur of Brahms’ Symphony No. 1. https://www.dso.org/events-and-tickets/events/24-25-winter/brahms-x-radiohead
Atlanta Symphony concertmaster David Coucheron gets the solo spotlight on Jan. 12 when the orchestra performs Vivaldi’s effervescent masterpiece, The Four Seasons, which Coucheron will both play and conduct. The first half of the concert is Dvořák's Serenade for Strings in E Major. https://www.aso.org/events/detail/coucheron-the-four-seasons
Gustav was not the only one in the Mahler household who composed beautiful music. On Jan 16-17, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, conducted by Rafael Payare, will present Five Lieder by Alma Mahler, sung by mezzo-soprano Beth Taylor. After the intermission, it’s Gustav’s turn, with his Symphony No. 6, Tragic. https://www.osm.ca/en/concert/mahlers-sixth-symphony-with-payare
It’s controversial but perhaps inevitable. Artificial has been used to complete Beethoven’s Symphony No. 10. The Spokane Symphony will play that version (premiered in Germany in 2021) on Jan. 18-19, under James Low. The rest of the program is 100% human Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheum Overture, Barry Cooper’s completion of the 10th (for direct […]
Although “Fin de siècle” most commonly refers to the turn of the 19th into the 20th century, any century mark can be construed as important in music history. The Austin Chamber Music Center explores this line of thinking on its Jan. 24-25 program, featuring works of Beethoven, Anton Arensky, and Kevin Puts. https://austinchambermusic.org/event/fin-de-siecle/
