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Reflections on a legendary story. The 1720 Red Mendelssohn Stradivarius violin is said to be one of the world’s most legendary instruments. Its mysterious history and whereabouts after it went missing for 200 years, has inspired much speculation, and many tellings of its story, including the 1998, Academy Award winning film, The Red Violin. And the story of how it came into the hands of its current owner? It’s just as fascinating. Join us for a performance by world-renowned violin virtuoso, and longtime keeper of The Red Violin, Elizabeth Pitcairn, who, along with her legendary instrument, will lead the ASO Chamber Ensemble in performing captivating arrangements from the now famous movie. This concert will double both as the Season 39 finale, as well as the premiere for ASO’s first-ever international debut, a 10-day concert tour of Poland, where the Symphony will travel with Pitcairn and her Red Violin, performing at some of the country’s most prestigious concert halls and music festivals.

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The Red Violin

St. Mary Catholic Church

Giancarlo Guerrero explores the range of emotions of art borne from grief. After visiting a friend’s posthumous art exhibit, Mussorgsky exclaimed “Ideas, melodies, come to me of their own accord.” He penned Pictures at an Exhibition with a feverish intensity, and the result is a work that showcases the virtuosity found within the orchestra. Sasha Cooke joins us for One Sweet Morning, John Corigliano’s achingly beautiful song cycle written to commemorate the tenth anniversary of 9/11.

Pictures at an Exhibition

Shermerhorn Symphony Center

Beethoven’s groundbreaking C-minor Piano Trio kicks off a rousing evening alongside early pieces by two later composers: Johannes Brahms, whose G-minor Piano Quartet brims with youthful and expressive energy, and John Corigliano, who wrote a captivating work inspired by a rich and imaginative poem by Dylan Thomas.

John Corigliano

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Events

May 2, 2024

The Red Violin · Acadiana Symphony Orchestra & Conservatory of Music

5 - 7 Jun, 2024

Pictures at an Exhibition · Nashville Symphony

Oct 25, 2024

Beethoven, Corigliano, and Brahms · Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center

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