The New Zealand Herald Premier Series; City Lights
Schedule
Thu Nov 28 2024 at 07:30 pm
UTC+13:00Location
Auckland Town Hall, Hōro ā-Tāone o Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland, AU
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Conductor - Giordano BellincampiViolin - Andrew Beer
Wynton Marsalis - Violin Concerto
Bernstein - Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Gershwin - An American in Paris
To call Wynton Marsalis a legendary trumpeter is merely to scratch the surface of one of the most multifaceted musicians around. His music is a glorious melting pot of jazz, Latin, Bartók, hoedown, Prokofiev, blues… and it’s absolutely thrilling. So, his Violin Concerto needs a soloist with immense musical flexibility (few concertos have a movement called ‘Hootenanny’) as well as high virtuosity, and of course the Auckland Philharmonia’s Andrew Beer is one of those rare musicians.
Bernstein and Gershwin were also both American genre-hopping composers, and their tributes to New York and Paris, respectively, round out an incredibly exciting programme.
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Where is it happening?
Auckland Town Hall, Hōro ā-Tāone o Tāmaki Makaurau, 301 – 317 Queen Street,Auckland, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
