NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Jess Gillam / Marin Alsop

Date & Time

Fri, May 31, 2024, 20:00

Venue

Scottish dance rhythms, highlights from Beethoven’s opera »Fidelio« (originally titled »Leonore«) and Prokofiev’s ballet »Romeo and Juliet« – the US conductor Marin Alsop has come up with an energetic programme, culminating in one of the most famous love stories of all: »Romeo and Juliet«. Adapted into a ballet from the Shakespearean story, it is arguably Sergei Prokofiev’s most popular work. He later turned the rousing melodies into independent suites, which have long since become concert hall standards. Ludwig van Beethoven’s... Read full text

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Musicians

NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester
Jess Gillam	Saxophon
Marin Alsop	Conductor

Program

Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a	Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra	James MacMillan
Suites from the ballet »Romeo and Juliet«, Op. 64	Sergei Prokofiev
Early morning melody	Meredith Monk
Shine you no more	Rune Sørensen

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