NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra / Jess Gillam / Marin Alsop
Date & Time
Fri, May 31, 2024, 20:00Scottish 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
Musicians
NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester | |
Jess Gillam | Saxophon |
Marin Alsop | Conductor |
Program
Ludwig van Beethoven | Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a |
James MacMillan | Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra |
Sergei Prokofiev | Suites from the ballet »Romeo and Juliet«, Op. 64 |
Meredith Monk | Early morning melody |
Rune Sørensen | Shine you no more |