MAY 5-6, 2023
LIVING PONO [World Premiere]
José-Luis Novo, conductor
Charles Overton, harp
Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD
Saint-Saëns Organ Symphony
Masterworks VI
Friday & Saturday, May 5 & 6 @ Maryland Hall at 8:00 PM
Series @ Strathmore III
Sunday, May 7, 2023 @ Strathmore at 3:00 PM
Michael-Thomas Foumai World Premiere
Erich Wolfgang Korngold Concerto for Violin in D major, op. 35
~ James Ehnes, violin
Camille Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3 in C minor, op. 78 “Organ”
Korngold’s Violin Concerto is the late work of a prodigy that defies any suggestion that its composer lost his flair once his brilliant childhood was past. Part of the rich Viennese tradition, Korngold, famous for elevating the Hollywood film score to a high art, expected great artists to be endowed with a complete command of their technical resources and richly expressive. Grammy-winning violinist James Ehnes is sure to meet these expectations. Wagner famously espoused that after Beethoven’s Ninth the symphonic form could not be bettered. Camille Saint-Saëns with his Third Symphony said not so fast. His “somber and agitated” first movement and tranquil adagio leave you unprepared for the thundering finale announced by the organ roaring to a grand and glorious conclusion.
About this concert:
ASO Chat available on SYMPHONY+ Thursday, April 13, 2023 at 8:00 PM – FREE
ASO Masterworks @ Maryland Hall, Annapolis, MD
Friday, May 5, 2023 at 8:00 PM – Tickets through ASO
Saturday, May 6, 2023 at 8:00 PM – Tickets through ASO
Strathmore Series @ Strathmore Music Center, Bethesda, MD
Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 3:00 PM – Tickets from Strathmore