Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Encore:
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
“youthful enthusiasm, technical finesse, and mature profundity” —New York Times
Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director and Conductor
Gustavo Dudamel, Music Director and Conductor
Emanuel Ax, Piano
BERLIOZ
Le Carnaval romain Overture
CHOPIN
Piano Concerto No. 2 in F Minor, Op. 21
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5
ARTURO MÁRQUEZ
Danzón No. 2
BERNSTEIN
Mambo from West Side Story
GINASTERA
Malambo from Estancia
Encore:
CHOPIN
Waltz in A Minor, Op. 34, No. 2 (played by Mr. Ax just before intermission)
The Berlin in Lights festival is made possible by a leadership gift from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation.
Major funding has also been provided by Mercedes and Sid Bass, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from Martha and Bob Lipp and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding provided by Axel Springer AG, GWFF USA Inc., and the Jerome Robbins Foundation.
Major funding has also been provided by Mercedes and Sid Bass, and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, with additional support from Martha and Bob Lipp and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding provided by Axel Springer AG, GWFF USA Inc., and the Jerome Robbins Foundation.
This performance is sponsored by Fundación Mercantil (Venezuela).
The Simón Bolívar Youth Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1975 by José Antonio Abreu, has continuously aimed to create new opportunities for musical excellence in Venezuela for the past 30 years.
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Composed in the fall of 1843, Le carnaval romain Overture was based on music from Berlioz’s opera Benvenuto Cellini. The Overture was first performed on February 3, 1844, in Paris, under the composer’s baton.
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