Fans of Stanley Kubrick’s 1971 film 2001: A Space Odyssey will instantly recognize the monumental opening fanfare of Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra. Violinist Leila Josefowicz returns to perform John Adams’ Scheherazade.2, a dramatic “violin symphony” written especially for her. Classical Series Concert
Alexander Liebreich, conductor
• Leila Josefowicz, violin
• John Adams: Scheherazade.2
Ives: The Unanswered Question
R. Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra
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Gustavo Dudamel leads the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in Richard Strauss’ Also sprach Zarathustra
Composer John Adams and violinist Leila Josefowicz discuss Scherazade.2 and show excerpts from the concerto
Embark on a musical stroll through an art museum in Mussorgsky’s perennial symphonic favorite.
Shostakovich’s cinematic Eleventh depicts the drama of the Russian Revolution of 1905 in vivid detail.