Amsterdam, Holland (Violin Concerto No.1)

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Location

Het Concertgebouw

Grote Zaal

Amsterdam

Program

Williams – Star Wars Suite
Glass – Violin Concerto No 1
Adams – Harmonium for choir and orchestra

Nederlands Philharmonisch
Dalia Stasevska, conductor

Last year, Dalia Stasevska made her debut with theNetherlands Philharmonic Orchestra with Holst’s ThePlanets. Now, the engaging and successful Finnish-Ukrainian conductor is conducting works by three ofthe most successful living American composers: John Williams’ Star Wars Suite, Philip Glass’ Violin Concerto No. 1 and John Adams’ Harmonium for choir andorchestra.

Three composers are celebrating their birthdays

John Adams will turn eighty in 2027, Glass will turn ninety and Williams will even turn ninety-five! The birthdays of these composers will be celebrated worldwide and the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra is happy to join in the celebrations.

Minimal music by John Adams

The Harmonium for choir and orchestra is the orchestral work with which Adams made his international breakthrough in 1981. This composition for mixed choir and large symphony orchestra is written in minimalist style and was commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony. The piece is dedicated to Edo de Waart, who conducted its world premiere. The Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra will perform Harmonium for the first time, accompanied by the Amsterdam Student Choir and the Amsterdam Toonkunst Choir.

This programme can be heard on 11 and 12 June in the Concertgebouw.