Soar through a mythical story of princes and princesses, magic and heroics as Dutch conductor Otto Tausk leads Stravinsky’s enchanting Firebird Suite. The program opens with Joey Rouken’s thought-provoking 365—365 measures of beguiling twists and turns that bring you back to where it all began. Enjoy the beloved Swan Lake Suite by Tchaikovsky, for an afternoon of iconic masterworks of music for ballet.

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The Firebird

Joan and Irwin Jacobs Music Center

Soar through a mythical story of princes and princesses, magic and heroics as Dutch conductor Otto Tausk leads Stravinsky’s enchanting Firebird Suite. The program opens with Joey Rouken’s thought-provoking 365—365 measures of beguiling twists and turns that take on different guises, from impressionist-like textures to minimalist passages, and references to pop and jazz. And at the end of work, listeners arrive exactly at the point where the piece started… not unlike a year cycle of 365 days. Concertgoers will receive a special treat as the virtuosic Lang Lang returns to San Diego, performing Saint-Saëns’ stunning Piano Concerto No. 2.

Lang Lang By The Bay

The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park

Every journey has obstacles and leaves the traveler changed upon returning. How is this journey and transfiguration expressed through music? Works include Joey Roukens’s sea-shanty-infused Visions at Sea, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s lush Souvenir de Florence, and Jimmy Lopez’s transcendental Guardian of the Horizon, performed by Adé Williams and Gabriel Gabezas, who premiered the work with the Sphinx Virtuosi in 2017.

Parlando: Odysseys

Kaufman Music Center

Maxwell Quartet

Studio 308

Tulsa Performing Arts Center

Dutch violinist Noa Wildschut opens her debut Davies Symphony Hall recital with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s wistful and moving Violin Sonata in E minor, K.304. The program also features music by Maurice Ravel and Paul Schoenfield both inspired by American jazz and blues traditions, along with Joey Rouken’s Sarasvati, written for Wilsdchut and her collaborator, German pianist Elisabeth Brauß, evoking ancient Hindu myths, placid musical scenes, and ending in a virtuosic blaze of fire and energy.

Joey Roukens

Events

Apr 14, 2024

The Firebird · San Diego Symphony

Apr 12, 2024

Lang Lang By The Bay · San Diego Symphony

Oct 4, 2023

Parlando: Odysseys · Kaufman Music Center

11 - 13 Nov, 2022

Maxwell Quartet · Chamber Music Tulsa

Apr 20, 2022

Spotlight: Noa Wildschut & Elisabeth Brauss · San Francisco Symphony

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