The Orchestra Now
In the Shadow of Catastrophe
Photo by Adam T. Deen
May 15–16, 2027
The Orchestra Now
Photo by Adam T. Deen
May 15–16, 2027
The horrors and aftermath of World War Two had a profound impact on the European composers who lived through it, affecting their work in a myriad of ways. German composer Karl Amadeus Hartmann went so far as to bury his compositions in a tin box so they wouldn’t be discovered by the regime. His 1943 Symphonic Hymns was one of many pieces that were not discovered and premiered until long after his death. Arthur Honegger chose to stay in France during the war, and portrayed the horrors of the conflict in his Third Symphony. Ernst Krenek’s Symphonic Elegy was written in memory of (and in the musical style of) his friend Anton Webern, who was accidentally killed by an American soldier shortly following the end of the war. And Richard Strauss’s lushly beautiful Oboe Concerto was originally suggested to him by another American soldier, an oboe player who visited him while stationed in Bavaria.
Leon Botstein conductor
Alexandra Knoll oboe
Ernst Krenek Symphonic Elegy (First New York performance since 1951)
Honegger Symphony No. 3, “Liturgique”
R. Strauss Oboe Concerto
Karl Amadeus Hartmann Symphonic Hymns
Ernst Krenek Symphonic Elegy
Honegger Symphony No. 3, “Liturgique”
R. Strauss Oboe Concerto
Karl Amadeus Hartmann Symphonic Hymns
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If you are traveling from east of the Hudson River in New York State, take the Taconic State Parkway to the Red Hook / Route 199 exit, drive west on Route 199 through the village of Red Hook to Route 9G, turn right onto Route 9G, drive north 1.9 miles, turn left onto Annandale Road, then turn right onto Manor Ave.
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Sosnoff Theater
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