Dvořák’s "New World Symphony" with Peter Oundjian

Name: Dvořák’s "New World Symphony" with Peter Oundjian
Start: 2024-09-13T19:30:00-06:00
End: 2024-09-13T22:00:00-06:00
Location: Boettcher Concert Hall

Schedule

Fri Sep 13 2024 at 07:30 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Boettcher Concert Hall | Denver, CO

Description
A new season begins with Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony under the baton of Principal Conductor Peter Oundjian. With its inspired use of Native American musical rhythms and African American spiritual influences, the beloved “New World Symphony” heralded a new dawn for 20th century American music and remains one of the most iconic compositions of all time.

In a rare appearance not to be missed, pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet lends his prodigious talents to Gershwin’s Concerto in F — featuring quick, pulsating first and third movements that represent the young, enthusiastic spirit of American life, and a bluesy middle section, evoking a sound as American as Broadway. Berlioz’s Roman Carnival is an exhilarating, nine-minute joyride, equal parts wild and mercurial, making it a fitting opener to usher in a new season of symphonic bliss at Boettcher Concert Hall.
Repertoire
BERLIOZ Roman Carnival
GERSHWIN Concerto in F
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"
Featured Artists
Peter Oundjian, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano