Bernstein / Barber / Sostakovic / Tjeknavorian: Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano
Milan, Auditorium di Milano Fondazione Cariplo — main
About the Event
A program that encapsulates the contrasting influences of the post‐World War II era: the United States and the Soviet Union. Two distinct worldviews and expressions are vividly captured in Shostakovich's music, particularly his Fifth Symphony—a response to the Stalin regime's disapproval of his Lady Macbeth of the Mtsensk District—and in the works of Bernstein and Barber, who navigated their artistic identities in McCarthyist America. Under the baton of Music Director Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, the program opens with Bernstein's Candide Overture and features Anne Akiko Meyers as the soloist in Barber's Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 14.
Program
- Leonard Bernstein – Overture to Candide
- Samuel Barber – Concerto for violin and orchestra, Op. 14
- Dmitrij Šostakovič – Sinfonia n. 5 in Re minore op. 47
Artists
| Orchestra: | Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi Known colloquially as 'La Verdi', Milan's famed symphony orchestra was formed in the early 90s to supplement the city's already‐generous cultural offering. Making its home in Milan's Auditorio, La Verdi features among Europe's most respected and admired symphonic ensembles. Its first Musical Director, Ricardo Chailly, now holds the title of Conductor Laureate, while the Austrian conductor, Emmanuel Tjeknavorian, a fast‐rising star in the orchestral firmament took over the role of Musical Director in 2024, following in the footsteps of several major names in the classical world. La Verdi welcomes a starry roster of soloists and guest conductors over the course of an extensive and varied annual season, and regularly features as guests of honour at important state occasions and international concert engagements. |
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| Violin: | Anne Akiko Meyers |
| Conductor: | Emmanuel Tjeknavorian |
Address
Auditorium di Milano Fondazione Cariplo, Largo Gustav Mahler, Milan, Italy — Google Maps
