MUSIC

    Spano Conducts Sibelius

    Spano Conducts Sibelius

    Presented by Philadelphia Orchestra at Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

    December 10-December 12, 2010


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    Trained in Tehran and at the Juilliard School, Behzad Ranjbaran writes music that is lushly tonal and at the same time draws on the music and culture of his native Iran. His Piano Concerto receives its Philadelphia Orchestra premiere in the hands of the pianist and the conductor for whom it was composed, Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Atlanta Symphony Music Director Robert Spano. Of all the musical compositions inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest, few have been as unjustly neglected as the incidental music Sibelius produced for a 1926 Copenhagen production. It was one of his last compositions and a crowning achievement, containing all the dark subtlety of the bard's mysterious drama. Concluding the program is Sibelius's turbulent Fifth Symphony, composed while World War I raged and first performed on Sibelius's 50th birthday in 1915.


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      • Venue Info

        Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts

        300 S. Broad Street
        Philadelphia, PA 19102

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      • Admission Info

        Tickets:

        $20-$130

        Info Phone: 215.893.1999

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      • Dates & Times

        Dates:
        December 10-December 12, 2010

        Times:

        Friday, December 10 @ 2 pm
        Saturday, December 11 @ 8 pm
        Sunday, December 12 @ 2 pm

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