WALLCAST® Concert: Denève: Prokofiev's Violin

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Prokofiev’s Violin Concertos bookend the composer’s 19-year exile from his native Russia. James Ehnes plays both in an athletic feat that captures the full range of this giant of 20th-century music.

WALLCAST® concerts are free. No tickets required.

NWS WALLCAST® concerts are made possible with support from Premier Sponsor The Dr. M. Lee Pearce Foundation, Inc. Additional support provided by Kokusai Denki and Knight Foundation. Knight Foundation and New World Symphony: Reimagining Classical Music in the Digital Age.

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Program

Sergei Prokofiev

(1891-1953) Approx. Duration: 15 minutes

Symphony No. 1, Op. 25, "Classical" (1918)

Allegro
Intermezzo: Larghetto
Gavotte: Non troppo allegro
Finale: Molto vivace
Ziwei Ma
Sergei Prokofiev

(1891-1953) Approx. Duration: 22 minutes

Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 19 (1916-17)

Andantino
Scherzo: Vivacissimo
Moderato: Allegro moderato
James Ehnes
Intermission - 20 minutes
Sergei Prokofiev

(1891-1953) Approx. Duration: 26 minutes

Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 63 (1935)

Allegro moderato
Andante assai
Allegro ben marcato
James Ehnes
Sergei Prokofiev

(1891-1953) Approx. Duration: 15 minutes

Suite from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33bis (1919; revised 1924)

Les ridicules
Le magicien Tchélio et Fata Morgana
Marche
Scherzo
Le Prince et la Princesse
La fuite