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Concert of Film Music: Korngold in Hollywood

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Fri, May 9, 2025, 19:30
Johan Dalene, photo: Marco Borggreve Erich Wolfgang Korngold was a child prodigy whose talent enchanted Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss. He staged his most famous opera at the age of 23, pursued a career as a conductor shortly afterwards and then became, still at a very young age, a lecturer at the Staatsakademie für Musik in Vienna. Nothing foreshadowed his great turn to film, which – bored by the silent image – decided to speak with an audible voice. A... Read full text

Keywords: Film Music, Symphony Concert

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Musicians

Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Rumon GambaConductor
Johan DaleneViolin

Program

Ferde GroféHollywood Suite
Erich KorngoldViolin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Erich KorngoldFanfare from the music to the film Kings Row
Miklós RózsaLove Theme and Parade of the Chariots from the music to the film Ben-Hur
Max SteinerTara’s Theme from the music to the film Gone with the Wind
Bernard HerrmannSuite from the music to the film Psycho (fragments)
Bronisław KaperTheme from the music to the film Mutiny on the Bounty
Erich KorngoldSuite from the music to the film The Adventures of Robin Hood
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