Details
One of the foremost violinists of his generation, Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Brahms’s spellbinding Violin Concerto in a virtuosic display of soaring cadenzas and lyrical, intimate dialogue with the Orchestra. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, performed side by side with the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, takes on an alternatively menacing theme–surrendering to Fate. His tumultuous personal life, resulting breakdown, and composer’s block are all reflected in the movements, from sweet yearning, to despair, to the crashing inescapability of one’s destiny. Adding to the excitement are two World Premières commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from NexGen Composers Julia Mermelstein and Christina Volpini.
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
Julia Mermelstein: Ray trace* (World Première/TSO Commission)
Christina Volpini: To Meet, Trembling† (World Première/TSO Commission)
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 i nF Minor, Op. 36‡
*May 10 only
†May 11 only
‡*Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra performs side by side with the TSO.
Item details
Date
Saturday, May 11, 2024 8:00PM
Location
Roy Thomson Hall
Name
Tchaikovsky + Brahms
Description
One of the foremost violinists of his generation, Frank Peter Zimmermann performs Brahms’s spellbinding Violin Concerto in a virtuosic display of soaring cadenzas and lyrical, intimate dialogue with the Orchestra. Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, performed side by side with the Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra, takes on an alternatively menacing theme–surrendering to Fate. His tumultuous personal life, resulting breakdown, and composer’s block are all reflected in the movements, from sweet yearning, to despair, to the crashing inescapability of one’s destiny. Adding to the excitement are two World Premières commissioned by the Toronto Symphony Orchestra from NexGen Composers Julia Mermelstein and Christina Volpini.
Gustavo Gimeno, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin
Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra
Julia Mermelstein: Ray trace* (World Première/TSO Commission)
Christina Volpini: To Meet, Trembling† (World Première/TSO Commission)
Brahms: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 i nF Minor, Op. 36‡
*May 10 only
†May 11 only
‡Toronto Symphony Youth Orchestra performs side by side with the TSO.
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