Lost Romantic Symphonies
Event Details:
Location: Paramount Theatre
Date: Friday, November 18, 2016
Time: 8 pm
Program:
GEORGE GERSHWIN Cuban Overture
with Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra
SIEGFRIED MATTHUS Violin Concerto:
Dream of a Summer Night (U.S. Premiere)
with Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin
JOHN WILLIAMS Theme from Schindler’s List,
selection from Fiddler on the Roof
with Kelly Hall-Tompkins, violin
JOACHIM RAFF Symphony No. 3
Michael Morgan
Music Director Laureate
Omid Zoufonoun
youth orchestra director
Kelly Hall-Tompkins
violin
Maestro Morgan once again shines the spotlight on Romantic composers with Joachim Raff’s Symphony No. 3. Raff composed his Symphony No. 3 in Weisbaden in 1869 and it premiered in 1870 in Weimar. It is one of his most successful works and earned him his reputation as a symphonist. One critic called it “the best symphony of modern times,” while a fellow composer described it as “colossal.”
Acclaimed by the New York Times as “the versatile violinist who makes the music come alive,” Kelly Hall-Tompkins will perform the U.S. premiere of Matthus’ new violin concerto, Dream of a Summer Night and John Williams’ theme from Schindler’s List and a selection from Fiddler on the Roof. The Youth Orchestra will join Oakland Symphony for Gershwin’s Cuban Overture, following their return from a successful tour of Cuba.
Audio and video clips:
George Gershwin Cuban Overture
Williams Theme from Schindler's List
JOACHIM RAFF Symphony No. 3
| Price Level: A | $80 |
| Price Level: B | $65 |
| Price Level: C | $50 |
| Price Level: D | $40 |
| Price Level: E | $25 |
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