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ANDREA TARRODI Lucioles
- LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 (James Ehnes) (44 mins)
- Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88
- In-person event
- Bilingual
- ≈ 2 hours · With intermission
In recognition and thanks for invaluable donor support, NAC English Theatre and NAC Indigenous Theatre reserve a limited number of complimentary seats for designated preview performances. Often, before the evening’s preview, a member of the production’s artistic team gives insights into the creative process and invites questions from donors.
- Clara-Jumi Kang is a fearless performer. She nails every performance, playing what “electrifying” sounds like.
- Since winning the Malko Prize, Maestro Ryan Bancroft has become one of classical music’s MVPs.
Swedish composer Andrea Tarrodi brings a glimmering and light touch to her music, often evoking the natural world, as she does in tonight’s concert with a musical portrait of fireflies, or “Lucioles.” Andrea was inspired to write this magical work by a haiku about fireflies by JJ Ribes: “By the lily leaves / the fireflies anchor / the lake is illuminated.”
Beethoven completed his one and only violin concerto just two days before its premiere. Filled with great bassoon parts and rousing timpani to accompany Clara-Jumi Kang’s electrifying playing, it’s still an emotional favourite with audiences and concert violinists everywhere.
Composer Antonin Dvořák was so excited about being admitted to the Prague Academy that he sat down straightaway to write his jubilant Symphony No. 8. In fact, he complained that ideas were coming to him almost too fast and furiously to get down on paper. This uplifting symphony celebrating “the sheer joy of being alive in a world of natural wonders” (laphil.com) is the magical result.
Performance is approximately 2 hours including intermission
