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Eschenbach Conducts Dvorák

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Saturday, October 31, 2009, 2:00 PM
Walt Disney Concert Hall (Map/Directions)
111 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90012
323.850.2000


Other Performances:
Thursday, October 29, 2009, 8:00 PM (Thursday 1)
Friday, October 30, 2009, 8:00 PM (Friday Evening 2)
Sunday, November 1, 2009, 2:00 PM (Sunday 1)

Featured Artists:
Los Angeles Philharmonic 
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor 
Christian Tetzlaff, violin 

Program:
Dvorák: Carnival Overture Details  
Szymanowski: Violin Concerto No. 1 Details  
Dvorák: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World" Details Listen

Additional Info:

A poem about an overpowering spring night became the starting point for Szymanowski’s Concerto, fascinating in its bizarre dream-like imagery and palpable sensuality. In bypassing traditional tonality, it is considered one of the first great violin concertos of the 20th century.