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JONATHAN BISS
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| VIENNA: OLD & NEW |
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Tuesday, March 3 at 1:30 pm |
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GERARD SCHWARZ conductor
JONATHAN BISS piano |
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| Beethoven’s Third Piano Concerto was more expansive and dramatic than any piano concerto Vienna had previously heard—a true statement of the composer’s desire to produce ever-grander works for the piano. Enjoy conductor Gerard Schwarz’s own arrangements of two Viennese classics. Webern’s contemplative Langsamer Satz stands in contrast to Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier Suite, which reflects the elegance, humor and romance of 18th-century Vienna with spirited themes and robust waltzes. |
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ARNALDO COHEN
piano |
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| SLAVIC FIRE |
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Tuesday, March 24 at 1:30 pm |
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JAMES GAFFIGAN conductor
ARNALDO COHEN piano |
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| “The High Castle” from Smetana’s Má vlast sets the tone for this program of intense Czech flavor. From the meandering currents of the Vltava River and the chatty salons of Prague to the folk spirit of Bohemia and the stubborn civilian resistance to political oppression, Dvořák’s Seventh captures the true essence of the Czech experience. The centerpiece of the program is Beethoven’s magnificent Fourth Piano Concerto—the most popular of his five concertos among pianists—which reveals a more tender side of Beethoven, one of geniality and sensitivity. |
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NEEME JÄRVI
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| JÄRVI’S FAREWELL |
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Tuesday, May 5 at 1:30 pm |
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NEEME JÄRVI conductor
DENIS MATSUEV piano |
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| Don’t miss your chance to bid Neeme Järvi farewell as he conducts his final subscription program as music director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra! This glorious season finale opens with Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto, a work of heroic spirit that marks the highest peak of Beethoven’s lifelong relationship with the piano. Then, Maestro Järvi leads the NJSO in Bruckner’s Seventh—a monumental work composed at the height of the composer’s genius and the most popular and well-loved of all his symphonies. |
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