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September 2017
Beca Artist Series: Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt
Mendelssohn Hebrides Overture op 26 Haydn Cello Concerto Hob. Vllb:1 C major Schumann Symphony No 4 op.120 D minor Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt - Cello / Director Described by Mstislav Rostropovich as “one of the leading cellists of his generation, in our time”, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt was the 1st prize winner of the inaugural Christchurch-based Adam International Cello Competition. Since then he has become a highly sought after soloist, chamber musician and conductor, appearing with some of the finest orchestras in…
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THE CSO Presents – LAMB & HAYWARD MASTERWORKS MYTHS AND LEGENDS
Telling the adventures of the Norwegian folk anti-hero, Peer Gynt, Grieg’s music captures the magic of the fairy tale characters from the ominous, frenzied “Hall of the Mountain King” to the lyrical beauty of “Solveig’s Song”. Evoking an atmosphere of ancient religiosity, Debussy’s Sacred and Profane Dances contrast the opening mood of spiritual contemplation with an earthy dance infused with Spanish character. Gulda’s Concerto for Cello and Wind Orchestra was commissioned and premiered by Heinrich Schiff in 1981 and was…
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