On Thursday, April 23 and Saturday, April 25 the Louisville Orchestra brings to life a staple of the orchestral repertoire and one of the most influential pieces of music ever written, Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, op. 14.
Also being performed are Aleksander Raskatov’s Five Minutes in the Life of W.A. Mozart and Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47. Single tickets range from $25 - $75.
Also titled “Episode in the Life of an Artist,” Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 is a programmatic symphony based on a story of an artist that meets a young woman and falls in love with her, but his love is unrequited. Berlioz shaped the story around his own life experience and wrote the symphony as a declaration of his love to Harriet Smithson, an actress. Interestingly, his subliminal orchestration does not come from his own experience; Berlioz himself was a guitarist. However, Berlioz’s ability to create sound with an orchestra has placed Symphonie fantastique in the upper echelon of the orchestral repertoire, as it influenced nearly every Romantic work that followed its creation.
Five Minutes in the Life of W.A. Mozart by Alexander Raskatov is a sweet, pure representation of Mozart’s music. Raskatov took Mozart’s work and recreated it in his own view. Russian-born Alexander Raskatov is well-known for his compositional ability resulting in numerous commissions and the title of composer-in-residence from Stetson University in Florida. Also to be performed is Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47. Being Sibelius’ only violin concerto, op. 47, is unique. Sibelius himself was a violinist and it reflects in his virtuosic writing for the featured violinist. The temperament of the concerto is modern, but reflects his growing respect of the classic forms and is still very Romantic in nature.
Violinist Kathryn Eberle made her orchestral debut at age 11 and has not lost momentum since. She premiered Michael Kurek’s Violin Concerto with the Nashville Symphony at age 17. Since, she has won many concerto competitions and won the silver medal at the Stulberg International String Competition. She attended the University of Southern California, studying with Robert Lipsett and is currently a master’s degree candidate at the Juilliard School, studying with Sylvia Rosenberg. -- www.louisvilleorchestra.org
Comment and add to the story without registration, but keep the comments meaningful please. Links are not accepted.
