Friday, October 23, 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 24, 7:30 pm
Rossen Milanov, conductor
Stefan Jackiw, violin
Program:
Debussy – Prelude to the Afternoon
Berg – Violin Concerto
Brahms – Symphony No. 2
Impressionism has produced some of the most exquisite works of visual art, but it influenced all the arts, particularly music. Debussy and Ravel are the utmost masters of the style, the equivalents of Degas and Monet, capturing the elusive and shimmering quality of the impressionistic style.
Debussy’s A Prelude to the Afternoon of a Fawn is the piece that started that quiet, stylistic revolution. Berg’s Violin Concerto, dedicated to the memory of an angel, is a requiem for the recently deceased 18-year-old daughter of Alma Mahler. It is one of the most moving and serene works in the repertoire and the composer’s last finished work. Brahms’ Symphony is inspired by majestic Alpine landscapes and is infused with his adoration of nature.