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Shelley, Strauss & Goosby's Debut

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  Jan 16, 2025 - 8 PM EST   2 hours including intermission

RICHARD STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streich (Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks), Op. 28 John Estacio Avé Florence B. Price Violin Concerto No. 2 Alexina Louie Mon seul désir: Hommage à Strauss (My Only Desire: Hommage to Strauss) RICHARD STRAUSS Suite from Der Rosenkavalier, TrV 227d

Featured artists

  • Conductor Alexander Shelley
  • randall-goosby
    Violin Randall Goosby

Three things to know:

  1. Best known for his operas and symphonic poems, Richard Strauss's music conveys the breadth of human experience with cinematic clarity.
  2. New works from Canadian composers Alexina Louie and John Estacio will offer 21st-century responses to Strauss's masterpieces.
  3. For violinist Randall Goosby, who makes his NACO debut this week, "music has always been a way to inspire others." 

Tales of rebellion and forgiveness take centre stage in a pair of cinematic works by Richard StraussTill Eulenspiegel follows the hilarious hijinks of Germany's beloved folk hero, while the Rosenkavalier Suite evokes an operatic saga of love and renewal set in 18th-century Vienna. As part of the NAC Orchestra's Strauss Reimagined series, these works are paired with freshly inked compositions from Juno Award–winning Canadian composers Alexina Louie and John Estacio, each one resonating with the spirit and sounds of Strauss's lushly Romantic orchestral showpieces.  

With a soulful performance style that elicits a "catharsis of joy" (New York Times) wherever he performs, American violinist Randall Goosby makes his NAC Orchestra debut with Florence Price's rhapsodic Second Violin Concerto. Discovered more than 50 years after the composer's death, Price's work for solo violin and orchestra overflows with memorable melodies that merge the hallmarks of European Romanticism with jazz, spirituals, and Chicago blues. 

Artists

  • Conductor Alexander Shelley
  • randall-goosby
    Violin Randall Goosby
  • alexina-louie-cropped
    Composer Alexina Louie
  • Composer John Estacio
  • Stage Manager Kevin Waghorn

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