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Electrifying! Adams & Josefowicz
Location: Heinz Hall
Friday, March 13, 2009 at 8:00 PM
Sunday, March 15, 2009 at 2:30 PM
Tickets:
Thursday single tickets start at $12.50
Fri/Sat single tickets start at $20
Sunday single tickets start at $17.50
Tickets on sale: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 9:00 a.m.

Artists

John Adams, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, electric violin

Program

Benjamin Britten:    Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes   read more   listen
Jean Sibelius:    Symphony No. 6   read more   listen
John Adams:    The Dharma at Big Sur (Concerto for Electric Violin and Orchestra)   read more   listen

About This Performance

Adams' Dharma at Big Sur is partly inspired by Kerouac's book Big Sur as well as Buddhist and Hindu meditative traditions. International star Leila Josefowicz performs as soloist on the rarely featured electric violin. Britten's orchestral suite is based on his own opera Peter Grimes, inspired by George Crabbe's poem The Borough.

Concert Commentaries

Musical examples and insightful commentaries on this weekend's performance. Listen now!

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