Bernstein & Korngold
Featuring violinist Christian Li
Full of gorgeous strings, brilliant brass and the irrepressible energy of mid-century America, this concert brings together three iconic composers – and the world premiere of Fanfare for Solidarity by Australian composer Bree van Reyk – for one rollicking good time.
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Caribbean sounds collide with New York’s jazz scene in music by Gershwin and Bernstein, and Korngold brings the Golden Age of Hollywood to the stage.
Australian violinist Christian Li became the youngest winner in the history of the Yehudi Menuhin International Competition for Young Violinists at age ten, and the youngest artist ever signed to Decca Classics two years later. Still only 17, he brings his ‘staggering virtuosity’ (BBC Music Magazine) to Korngold’s Violin Concerto, full of stirring melodies that draw on the composer’s scores for the Silver Screen. It’s the perfect companion to Bernstein’s thrilling Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, and the infectious Latin feel of Gershwin’s Cuban Overture.
This is music that will leap off the stage and fill your heart.
Program
Bree VAN REYK Fanfare for Solidarity
50 Fanfare Commission
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto
GERSHWIN Cuban Overture*
BERNSTEIN Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
*Does not feature in the Tea & Symphony performance.
Bree van Reyk's Fanfare for Solidarity was made possible through the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's 50 Fanfares Project and was commissioned by the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, supported by Christine Bishop.
Artists
EDUARDO STRAUSSER conductor
CHRISTIAN LI violin
Presenting Partner (Saturday)
