Symphoniker Hamburg / Simone Lamsma / Geoffrey Paterson
Date & Time
Sun, Apr 7, 2024, 19:00Three works composed in the USA build a bridge from the colonisation of America into the 21st century. James Lee III sees his work Ameri’can, which was premiered in 2021, as a direct response to Dvořák’s »From the New World« symphony and imagines scenes from a time before colonisation by the Europeans. From 1941, his compatriot Samuel Barber enjoyed great success with the emotional Violin Concerto, Op. 14. In contrast, Rachmaninov’s Third Symphony was, after its premiere in New York... Read full text
Keywords: Symphony Concert
Musicians
Symphoniker Hamburg | |
Simone Lamsma | Violin |
Geoffrey Paterson | Conductor |
Program
Amer’ican | James Lee III |
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14 | Samuel Barber |
Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44 | Sergei Rachmaninoff |