Aaron Copland was an American composer known for his innovative contributions to classical music. Often called "the Dean of American Composers," he skillfully blended classical elements with folk and jazz influences. His works like "Appalachian Spring" and "Rodeo" are celebrated for their distinctively American sound and have significantly shaped 20th-century music.
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Humperdinck's "Hansel and Gretel" Evening Prayer segues into Schumann's rarely heard Horn Concerto, performed by Folkwang University students. Copland's vibrant "Outdoor Overture" contrasts with Stravinsky's evocative "Firebird." Celebrate 60 years of orchestral music in the Ruhr region.
When Riccardo Minasi conducts Mozart, the symphony orchestra becomes a true dramatist and the concert podium an unleashed opera stage. Two Americans also ensure that the classical balance is powerfully and thrillingly mixed up. Aaron Copland wrote his clarinet concerto for jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman, and William Grant Still was the first African American to have his works performed by a leading orchestra like the New York Philharmonic. Conductor Minasi juxtaposes these with the primal musical forces of 20th-century America by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
When Riccardo Minasi conducts Mozart, the symphony orchestra becomes a true dramatist and the concert podium an unleashed opera stage. Two Americans also ensure that the classical balance is powerfully and thrillingly mixed up. Aaron Copland wrote his clarinet concerto for jazz clarinetist Benny Goodman, and William Grant Still was the first African American to have his works performed by a leading orchestra like the New York Philharmonic. Conductor Minasi juxtaposes these with the primal musical forces of 20th-century America by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Big skies and new worlds: Domingo Hindoyan conducts three musical salutes to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, including Barber’s glorious Violin Concerto.
Nature, its beauty, its endangerment: These are the themes of our Biennale and of this concert, which takes us around the world. It begins with a new work by Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen, whose work is strongly inspired by her native Lapland. Brett Dean’s Fire Music in turn refers to a devastating bushfire in Australia in 2009. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring takes us on to North America, while Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Chôros No. 10 echoes the birdsong of the Amazon. Marin Alsop makes her debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Nature, its beauty, its endangerment: These are the themes of our Biennale and of this concert, which takes us around the world. It begins with a new work by Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen, whose work is strongly inspired by her native Lapland. Brett Dean’s Fire Music in turn refers to a devastating bushfire in Australia in 2009. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring takes us on to North America, while Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Chôros No. 10 echoes the birdsong of the Amazon. Marin Alsop makes her debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
Nature, its beauty, its endangerment: These are the themes of our Biennale and of this concert, which takes us around the world. It begins with a new work by Finnish composer Outi Tarkiainen, whose work is strongly inspired by her native Lapland. Brett Dean’s Fire Music in turn refers to a devastating bushfire in Australia in 2009. Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring takes us on to North America, while Heitor Villa-Lobos’ Chôros No. 10 echoes the birdsong of the Amazon. Marin Alsop makes her debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker.
A concert featuring musicians from five countries whose grandfathers fought against each other in WWII. The program includes Shostakovich's 8th String Quartet, Copland's Violin Sonata, Golijov's "Tenebrae," and contemporary works by Jessie Montgomery and Michiru Oshimas, exploring themes of war, peace, remembrance, and hope. The concert lasts approximately 110 minutes including intermission.
By way of a prelude, the orchestra brings a work from its home country to the stage: Carlos Gomes is regarded as the most important Brazilian composer of the Romantic period. The orchestral prelude with the beautiful title »Alvorada« – Dawn – is from his opera »Lo schiavo« about the love between a slave girl and the son of a landowner. The programme continues from here – with a slight detour via Finland – to Mexico, Argentina and the USA. By way of a prelude, the orchestra brings a work from its home country to the stage: Carlos Gomes is regarded as the most important Brazilian composer of the Romantic period. The orchestral prelude with the beautiful title »Alvorada« – Dawn – is from his opera »Lo schiavo« about the love between a slave girl and the son of a landowner. The programme continues from here – with a slight detour via Finland – to Mexico, Argentina and the USA. Aaron Copland was inspired by a dance hall in Mexico City to write his orchestral work »El salón México«, in which two drunken bassoons make an appearance. Alberto Ginastera, on the other hand, combined Argentinian folklore and modern harmony in the suite from his ballet »Estancia«. And Leonard Bernstein’s »Symphonic Dances« from the famous »West Side Story« are also set to bring plenty of momentum in the Grand Hall. Jean Sibelius’ famous violin concerto, featuring the up-and-coming 19-year-old Brazilian Guido Sant’Anna as the soloist, then takes the audience off to some entirely different (sound) worlds.
In her Sinfonia for Orbiting Spheres for orchestra (2014), the American composer and pianist Missy Mazzoli offers spectacular sonic effects. The word „sinfonia” carries is widely associated with the times of Vivaldi and Bach – and rightly so, as there is no dearth of Baroque decoration, ornamentation and stylistic inspiration to be found here. The sonic cloak draped over those rich garments is, however, quite modern. Strings and harmonicas create stained-glass-like loops, the vibraphone lightens the sound, lending it a dancing tone. The orchestral sun rises fast and shines bright.Aaron Copland’s Concerto for clarinet, string orchestra, harp and piano (1948) also glimmers with a blaze of colour. The master’s specific signum, which is bringing together superficially distant styles and techniques (neoclassicism, Mahler’s symphony, jazz and dodecaphony), found its full expression here, while the very first melody of the clarinet makes it clear that Copland is a lyrical poet of sound. This eclecticism, so specific for his music, was transferred to further generations of American composers – and it was in such a convention that Michael Gandolfi designed The Garden of Cosmic Speculation (2004), orchestral piece inspired by the cosmological garden established in Scotland by the landscape architect Charles Jencks and his wife Maggie. Just like at the Jencks’, Gandolfi also offers a multi-coloured space and secrets of the universe coded in moving segments. “It seemed proper for music to participate in this magnificent joining of physics and architecture,” writes the composer about his spectacular opus.Maria Wilczek-Krupa
When Ricardo Castro conducts the Youth Orchestra of Bahia, one recalls the performances of the Simón Bolívar Orchestra under Gustavo Dudamel. Inspired by "El Sistema," Castro brought the Venezuelan music program to Brazil in 2007, creating NEOJIBA. The youth orchestra performs Latin American music worldwide, including Antônio Carlos Gomes's "Alvorada." The Dutch brothers Arthur and Lucas Jussen play "Nazareno." After Bernstein's dances from "West Side Story," there will be no stopping. A child-friendly introduction is available.
Summer, energy, passion – Gustavo Dudamel and the Berliner Philharmoniker invite you to a Latin American night at the Waldbühne. The Venezuelan conductor performed at this venue back in 2008 under the motto Los ritmos de la noche. It was his debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker, and was met with great acclaim by the audience. Dudamel now celebrates the end of the season with the orchestra in the open air for the fourth time. The programme will include rousing dances from Bernstein’s musical West Side Story, in which Latin American sounds and rhythms are all-pervasive.
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