Conductor

A panorama of ancient pagan rituals, Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring put modernism squarely on the map. Experience the swaggering and suspenseful ballet score that drove Parisian audiences to riot at its 1913 premiere. Leonidas Kavakos brings an “intense, silken, mercurial” sound (The Guardian) to his rendition of Szymanowski’s folk-inspired Second Violin Concerto. Mussorgsky’s fiery depiction of a witches’ sabbath opens the program.

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CSO at Wheaton: The Rite of Spring & Kavakos

Wheaton College

The Rite of Spring & Kavakos

Symphony Center

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Britten's War Requiem

Davies Symphony Hall

The LA Phil’s revered Principal Concertmaster Martin Chalifour takes the spotlight with the wonderful, tuneful Violin Concerto by Antonín Dvořák, a work that comes right out of the models of Brahms and Beethoven. With extraordinary melodies that transcend ordinary feelings, Bruckner achieved the greatest success in his lifetime with the Seventh Symphony, and it remains his best-known symphony today. Conducting it is one of the masters of our time, Philippe Jordan, head of the Vienna State Opera.

Dvořák and Bruckner

Walt Disney Concert Hall

Swiss-born conductor Philippe Jordan, music director of the Vienna State Opera, makes his BSO debut in this all-Russian program alongside a BSO audience favorite, Israeli-American pianist Yefim Bronfman. Bronfman is soloist in one of the most beloved and challenging concertos in the repertoire, Rachmaninoff’s sparkling and lush Piano Concerto No. 3. Opening and closing the program is colorful music from the stage. The brilliantly orchestrated overture to Borodin’s incomplete opera Prince Igor (1887) evokes the dramatic sweep of the Russian legend and history that are the opera’s foundation. One of Prokofiev’s most recognizable and popular scores, the Shakespearean ballet Romeo and Juliet features character pieces from the delightful to the threatening, here distilled into an orchestral suite.

Philippe Jordan conducts Borodin, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev

Boston Symphony Hall

Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto is often considered the most difficult concerto in the standard repertory but also one of his most loved for its Romantic lyricism. Acclaimed pianist Yefim Bronfman joins the Music Director of the Vienna State Opera, Philippe Jordan, for this richly melodic concert that concludes with a substantial suite from Sergei Prokofiev’s colorful ballet music inspired by Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy.

Philippe Jordan

Conductor

Events

Nov 17, 2023

CSO at Wheaton: The Rite of Spring & Kavakos · Chicago Symphony Orchestra

16 - 19 Nov, 2023

The Rite of Spring & Kavakos · Chicago Symphony Orchestra

18 - 20 May, 2023

Britten's War Requiem · San Francisco Symphony

5 - 7 May, 2023

Dvořák and Bruckner · Los Angeles Philharmonic

10 - 13 Feb, 2022

Philippe Jordan conducts Borodin, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev · Boston Symphony Orchestra

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