VSO Classical Series: Ravel, Bushnaq, Montgomery
$10
Suad Bushnaq — Sampson’s Walk on Air
Jessie Montgomery — Strum
Ludwig van Beethoven — Symphony No. 1 in C major Op. 21
John Dunlop, cello
Akiko Fujimoto, conductor
Maurice Ravel – Le Tombeau de Couperin
Suad Bushnaq – Sampson’s Walk on Air for cello & orchestra (world premiere)
Jessie Montgomery – Strum
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Join VSO Music Director candidate conductor Akiko Fujimoto and the orchestra for the world premiere performance of Suad Bushnaq’s cello concerto Sampson’s Walk on Air, with soloist principal cellist John Dunlop. The concert includes New York composer Jessie Montgomery’s Strum, described by The Washington Post as “turbulent, wildly colorful, and exploding with life;” Maurice Ravel’s whimsical eulogy to friends lost in WWI, Le Tombeau de Couperin; and an homage to Viennese traditions with Ludwig van Beethoven’s Symphony No. 1.
The broadcast will become available November 13 at 9am Eastern / 6am Pacific. Streaming through December 4 at 11:59pm Eastern / 8:59pm Pacific.