Experience the epic and heartwarming music of Tchaikovsky, conducted by Joe Illick, at Performance Santa Fe’s Opening Orchestra Concert.
The Performance Santa Fe Orchestra, led by Joe Illick, will present two of Tchaikovsky’s best-known and loved works. Tchaikovsky was a brilliant Romantic composer famous for his melodies and the color, scale and depth of his works. The composer especially loved his “picturesque” (TSO program notes) First Symphony “Winter Daydreams,” and it will be followed by his beloved violin concerto. The original dedicatee, Hungarian virtuoso Leopold Auer, declared it “unplayable,” and it is still known as one of the most difficult works for the violin.
But that is no problem for James Ehnes, the concerto’s soloist. “Is there any better violinist in the world at the moment than James Ehnes?” (Scottsman) is the question of the moment. The Grammy-winning Canadian star, who began playing at age 4, plays a Golden period Stradivarius and has performed all over the planet. Don’t miss the “dazzling open flourish” (Seen and Heard International) of the “breathtakingly expressive” (New York Classical Review) violinist, backed by the soaring expression of the Performance Santa Fe Orchestra.
The 1:00 PM Family Preview is an unparalleled opportunity to introduce newcomers young and old to the wondrous art and tingling expectation of live classical music.
Program
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Opus 13, “Winter Daydreams” (1866, revised 1883)
- Dreams of a Winter Journey: Allegro tranquillo
- Land of desolation, land of mists: Adagio cantabile ma non tanto
- Scherzo: Allegro scherzando giocoso
- Finale: Andante lugubre – Allegro maestoso
Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto in D Major, Opus 35 (1878) – James Ehnes, violin
- Allegro moderato
- Canzonetta: Andante
- Finale: Allegro vivacissimo
About James Ehnes
Photos of James Ehnes
Sunday, August 30, 2015 at 4:00 pm
- Lensic Performing Arts Center, 211 W. San Francisco St., Santa Fe, NM
- Tickets: $27 $48 $74 $100; Family Preview tickets: $5/child; $20/adult
- Student and teacher discounts available.
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Performance Santa Fe’s 79th season in 2015-16 is funded in part by the City of Santa Fe and the 1% Lodgers Tax; New Mexico Arts, a Division of the Office of Cultural Affairs; the McCune Charitable Foundation; Lineberry Foundation; and donors, patrons, and sponsors from New Mexico and across the world.