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Imagine being able to hear and see into a composer’s mind, try your hand at live orchestration or follow the inspiration of a folk melody as it grows into a symphonic vision… imagine a concert where an expert host guides you through a work, as though taking you from room to room in an extraordinary house…imagine a concert where the audience and orchestra form a creative partnership…
For listeners who are new to, or curious about, classical music, Access Concerts take the audience behind the scenes of the musical process. The 75-minute concerts feature performances of one or two works, preceded by explanation and excerpts. Each Access Concert is followed by an opportunity for the audience to get to know the musicians better through free post-concert events.
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2008-09 Season
| HAPPY BIRTHDAY PENDERECKI |
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Tuesday, October 14, at 7:00 pm
CHARLES DUTOIT conductor
HAN-NA CHANG cello
DANIEL MÜLLER-SCHOTT cello
ARTO NORAS cello
KRYSTIAN ZIMERMAN piano
CYNTHIA FOLIO host
PENDERECKI Concerto grosso No. 1, for three cellos and orchestra
LUTOSLAWSKI Piano Concerto
Happy Birthday Penderecki Sto lat Penderecki! An Access concert to celebrate the 75th birthday of vibrant Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki. Hear his recent work for three cellos paired with fellow countryman Witold Lutoslawski's Piano Concerto written for Krystian Zimerman, who will be performing it at this concert. Pierogies anyone?
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Thursday, October 30, at 7:00 pm
JAMES CONLON conductor
PROGRAM TBA
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| SOUNDS OF THE NEW WORLD: FROM POCAHONTAS TO DVORAK |
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Tuesday, November 25, at 7:00 pm
DANAIL RACHEV conductor
INTERCULTURAL JOURNEYS
Ohad Bar-David, director
PROGRAM TBA
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Wednesday, January 21, at 7:00 pm
CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH conductor
AMY WLODARSKI host
SCHOENBERG Chamber Symphony No. 1
Arnold Schoenberg: traditional or avant garde? Degenerate or progressive? Get the facts and decide for yourself at this Access Concert. Christoph Eschenbach leads an exploration into the life and work of this _____ (you fill in the blank)____20th-century composer.
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Tuesday, April 21, at 7:00 pm
ROSSEN MILANOV conductor
STEVEN KREINBERG host
STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks
Knock, Knock. Who's there? The Merry Prankster of course! Delve into Strauss's spirited tone poem and take a look at the hijinks and jokes of the German peasant folk hero Till Eulenspiegel, and find out who has the last laugh!
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Thursday, May 21, at 7:00 pm
DAVID ROBERTSON conductor
LEILA JOSEFOWICZ violin
ADÈS Violin Concerto (“Concentric Paths”)
Favorite guest violinist Leila Josefowicz joins us at the final Access Concert of the season as we discuss young and prominent English composer Thomas Adès, and his daring new Violin Concerto. Orbit the movements of this new work and explore the path of cutting-edge creativity.
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