Name: Beethoven, Ortiz, and Barber
Start: 2024-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Kimmel Center

Organization

Admin

Curtis Institute of Music

Conductor

Michael Stern

Orchestra

Curtis Symphony Orchestra

Instrumentalist

Pamela Frank

Violin

Beethoven, Ortiz, and Barber

Philadelphia

United States

Kimmel Center

Beethoven, Ortiz, and Barber: Kauyumari Ortiz, G. (+2 More)

Public

Kauyumari

Symphony No. 1, op. 9

Violin Concerto in D Major, op. 61

Saurav Kumar

Approved

Accordionist

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da gamba

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Actor

Broadcasting

Choir

Choreographer

Chorus Director

Chorus master

Composer

Costume designer

Dancer

Dramaturge

Executive producer

Extra

Hairstylist

Illustrator

Librettist

Lighting designer

Makeup artist

Orchestra Operations

Other

Photographer

Poet

Repetiteur

Set designer

Sound designer

Stage Manager

Stage director

Teacher

Translator

Video designer

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Contralto

Singer

Soprano

Bass

Tenor

Countertenor

Baritone

Mezzo-soprano

Bass-baritone

Alto

Child vocalist

Continuo

Silent

Spoken

Acclaimed conductor Michael Stern (‘86) leads the Curtis Symphony Orchestra in an afternoon of extraordinary emotional contrasts. The program opens with the Philadelphia premiere of Latin GRAMMY-nominated composer Gabriela Ortiz’s kaleidoscopic Kauyumari (“The Blue Deer”). A rhythmic tour-de-force, this thrilling work follows the hoofed blue spiritual guide of the Huichol people of Mexico on a peyote-fueled journey through the invisible world as they communicate with their ancestors, heal the wounds of the soul, and serve as guardians of the planet.

The concert continues with legendary 20th-century composer and Curtis alumnus Samuel Barber’s (’34) soaring First Symphony (in One Movement)—a muscular, lyrical work that packs a powerful wallop within the span of twenty minutes, condensing the dramatic intensity, delicacy, and sweeping grandeur of a traditional four-movement symphony into one. The final piece of the concert, Beethoven’s transcendent Violin Concerto in D major featuring internationally renowned violinist Pamela Frank (’89), opens with a quiet whisper. One of classical music’s most intimate, impassioned masterpieces, this revolutionary work combines blazing virtuosity with the elegance of a traditional symphonic structure.

English

Beethoven, Ortiz, and Barber by Ortiz, G., Barber, Beethoven, From (2024/2024), Conductor Michael Stern, Kimmel Center, Philadelphia, United States

Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Ensemble

Programme, About & Synopsis

Photos

Further reading

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