Beethoven's Violin Concerto with Eric & Colin Jacobsen

Name: Beethoven's Violin Concerto with Eric & Colin Jacobsen
Start: 2024-09-20T19:30:00-04:00
Location: SevenVenues

Schedule

Fri Sep 20 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

SevenVenues | Norfolk, VA

Eric Jacobsen, conductor
Colin Jacobsen, violin
PROGRAM:
Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4
Ludwig van Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Music Director Eric Jacobsen welcomes his brother, accomplished violinist Colin Jacobsen, to perform with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra for our annual Beethoven celebration! Beethoven’s triumphant Violin Concerto is one of the most beloved of the repertoire, and it will be featured alongside his dramatic Coriolan Overture and his impish Fourth Symphony, both of which premiered on the same program in 1807.
FREE benefit with your ticket:
Behind the Notes is a unique opportunity to hear the conductor provide insights to better understand and appreciate the concert program. Learn more about the journey of the Orchestra and artists working to make the performance come together. Held in the concert hall from 6:30pm to 7pm.
More information: https://virginiasymphony.org/concert/beethovens-violin-concerto-with-eric-colin-jacobsen-2/
Eric Jacobsen serves as the Virginia Symphony Orchestra’s twelfth Music Director, a position he’s held since 2021. He is also artistic director and co-founder of The Knights, the uniquely adventurous NYC-based chamber orchestra, and Music Director of the Orlando Philharmonic. In addition to conducting, Eric is a dedicated chamber musician (cello) and is a member of Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Ensemble.
Colin Jacobsen is a founding member of the Brooklyn Rider string quartet and The Knights orchestra, recipient of a United States Artist Fellowship and Avery Fisher Career Grant, touring member of the Silk Road Ensemble, and Artistic Director of Santa Fe Pro Musica.