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Don’t miss Romantic composer Joachim Raff’s rarely performed Symphony No. 3, plus a U.S. premiere!

November 9, 2016

Michael Morgan and Oakland Symphony uncover a hidden musical treasure with Joachim Raff’s rarely-performed Symphony No. 3 at Lost Romantic Symphonies on November 18. Gershwin’s Cuban Overture kicks off the evening to celebrate Oakland Symphony Youth Orchestra’s recent Cuban tour, with youth and adult Symphony musicians performing together. Acclaimed violinist Kelly Hall-Tompkins presents the U.S. […]

Explore music from George Gerswhin, Siegfried Matthus, John Williams and Joachim Raff at Lost Romantic Symphonies

October 11, 2016

Maestro Morgan once again shines the spotlight on Romantic composers with Joachim Raff’s Symphony No. 3. Raff comped 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 […]