ZIOS 17-18: Brussels Philharmonic 2

Part of Zurich International Orchestra Series 2017‑18

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Bernstein - Serenade for violin and orchestra
Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet Suite

Stéphane Denève, conductor
James Ehnes, violin

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Brussels Philharmonic is back for a second visit this season with a programme full of romance and drama. The orchestra’s Music Director, Stéphane Denève, is joined by one of the most soughtafter and virtuosic violinists of our day, the Canadian James Ehnes.

Bernstein‘s Serenade is perhaps his most famous non-theatrical work and has been performed by many great violinists. It is based on Plato’s Symposium, the text in which he introduced the concept of Platonic love. Bernstein described his violin showpiece as ‘a series of related statements in praise of love’.

Jazz and dance rhythms, finger clicking, not to mention a police whistle are not ordinarily heard at symphony concerts but expect to hear them all during a performance of West Side Story, Bernstein’s modern-day, big-city adaptation of Romeo and Juliet. In 1960, Bernstein drew from it an orchestral suite of Symphonic Dances which follows the principal episodes of the drama.

Prokofiev similarly selected excerpts from his ballet score, conjuring in sound all the drama, character, and mood of Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet.

Venue and address

Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace, SW1X 9DQ London, United Kingdom

Tickets for 31. May 2018

• Thu

  31.05.2018

  19:30

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ZIOS 17-18: Brussels Philharmonic 2

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