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NEW MUSIC TUESDAY | John Adams - 'Scheherazade 2' for Violin & Orchestra [NEW]

By The Violin Channel

December 27, 2016

2 MIN READ

Introducing 'Scheherazade 2' - a new dramatic symphonic Concerto for Solo Violin and Orchestra by American composer John Adams

Introducing 'Scheherazade 2' - a new dramatic symphonic Concerto for Solo Violin and Orchestra by American composer John Adams.

Jointly commissioned by the New York Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony, the 50 minute, 4 movement work's world premiered was giving in March 2015 - by soloist Leila Josefowicz, conductor Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic.

JOHN ADAMS | SCHEHERAZADE.2 FOR VIOLIN AND ORCHESTRA | LEILA JOSEFOWICZ | NEW YORK PHILHARMONIC PREMIERE

JOHN ADAMS | SCHEHERAZADE.2 | 1ST MVT | LEILA JOSEFOWICZ | DAVID ROBERTSON & ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY

JOHN ADAMS | SCHEHERAZADE.2 | 2ND MVT | LEILA JOSEFOWICZ | DAVID ROBERTSON & ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY

JOHN ADAMS | SCHEHERAZADE.2 | 3RD MVT | LEILA JOSEFOWICZ | DAVID ROBERTSON & ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY

JOHN ADAMS | SCHEHERAZADE.2 | 4TH MVT | LEILA JOSEFOWICZ | DAVID ROBERTSON & ST. LOUIS SYMPHONY

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