Violin phenom Randall Goosby is following in his teacher Itzhak Perlman’s footsteps to worldwide fame. He makes his NWS subscription debut performing Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Concerto. Deemed unplayable before its premiere, the masterpiece is full of virtuosic fireworks with its unwavering passion, flowing lyricism and folkloric dance rhythms. In Absolute Jest, legendary American composer John Adams plays with musical fragments from Ludwig van Beethoven. This inspiring work for solo string quartet and orchestra features the principal strings of the New York Philharmonic. The timpani steals the spotlight in Gabriela Oritz’s Antrópolis and Maurice Ravel’s grand waltz forms a “fantastic whirl of destiny” as he reflects on post-WWI Europe.

This concert is part of the Friday Evening and Saturday Evening Two series. With either of these series, you’ll enjoy phenomenal artists like Randall Goosby, Jeannette Sorrell, Carlos Miguel Prieto and orchestral master works like Elgar’s Enigma Variations, Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto, two works by Gabriela Ortiz and selections from Handel’s Water Music.

New York Philharmonic String Principals

17 - 18 Feb, 2023

Absolute Jest

New York Philharmonic String Principals