Perry, Stravinsky and Bartók
Showpieces for the orchestra meet a dazzling concerto, brimming with characteristic Stravinsky flair and melody.
Conductor(s):
Susanna Mälkki conductor
Performer(s):
Leila Josefowicz violin
London Symphony Orchestra
Programme
Julia Perry
A Short Piece for Large Orchestra (8 mins)
Igor Stravinsky
Violin Concerto (22 mins)
Interval
Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra (40 mins)
About this event
The Music
When Stravinsky met Dushkin, the first soloist of his Violin Concerto, he showed him a chord written on a napkin. This chord became what Stravinsky called the ‘passport’ for the work. It opens each movement, but the music that follows is different each time, from the lively opening and the melancholy Arias to the delicate finale.
Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra was one of his last works. It celebrates every single instrument of the orchestra in a remarkable journey from solemnity to joy.
The Performers
Susanna Mälkki is one of today’s most versatile conductors, very much at home with these 20th-century orchestral landmarks. Leila Josefowicz sparkles in Stravinsky’s Concerto.
Venue details
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