Peter Valentovič conductor
Composers: Leonard Bernstein (1918–1990), George Gershwin (1898–1937), Aram Khachaturian (1903–1978)
Gershwin / Bernstein / Khachaturian
An American, descendant of a Jewish family from Odessa, George Gershwin, began in the 1920s to successfully realize the fusion of jazz, blues and Latin American idioms with the European model of music. One example of this is the exuberant Cuban Overture. Gershwin was swiftly responded to by the grandmaster of the musical Leonard Bernstein. His West Side Story can be considered both a key and iconic work of the genre. In the United States, Aram Khachaturian also won the hearts of audiences in the 1940s with his “hypnotic”Sabre Dance from the ballet Gayane. Although Spartacus does not contain a similar fiery scene, it is saturated with unadulterated emotionality linked to compositional sovereignty.
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Concert was published on Tuesday, January 28, 2025.
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