Festival Orchestra: Hadelich, Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2
Ticket Price: $92,$75,$45 | 4:00PM
Klein Music Tent
960 North 3rd Street Aspen, CO 81611
Dima Slobodeniouk conductor
Augustin Hadelich violin
WANG LU Surge
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, op. 63
RACHMANINOFF Symphony No. 2 in E minor, op. 27
The Milwaukee Shepherd Express conjectured that Augustin Hadelich “well may be the best violinist in the world. [His] gorgeous sound is ample and rich always. Every detail is played with perfectly clear intent.” His performance last summer of the Prokofiev Second Concerto was praised by Chicago Classical Review for its “warmth… lyrical playing, aided by a fast vibrato… matched by the vivacious energy, rhythmic bite and firm expressive commitment [in] the more brilliant pages.” Hadelich thinks the first movement’s mysterious opening may have inspired the score for Harry Potter. The second movement is full of the lush romanticism that Prokofiev lavished on the Romeo and Juliet ballet he was composing at the same time. In the saucy finale, Prokofiev lets out all the stops, shifting the mood to a wild dance complete with castanets in anticipation of the work’s premiere in Madrid.
Hear the incomparable Augustin Hadelich and two thrilling Russian masterworks!
In 2024, the Aspen Music Festival and School celebrates its 75th anniversary season.The premier training ground for hundreds of the worlds' most talented young musicians, the AMFS presents hundreds of events during the Festival, which runs June 26 to August 18, 2024. To learn more and for a full season calendar, including daily free events, visit aspenmusicfestival.com/events or contact the AMFS Box Office at 970-925-9042. Tickets on sale in April.