Symphonic
West Side Story / Andrés Orozco-Estrada / Christmas concert
Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra
December 21, 2023 - 21:00
Maison de la radio et de la musique - Auditorium
Distribution
FLORIAN SCHUEGRAF | tuba
Soloist of the MAÎTRISE DE RADIO FRANCE
CHŒUR DE RADIO FRANCE
LIONEL SOW | conductor
ORCHESTRE PHILHARMONIQUE DE RADIO FRANCE
ANDRÉS OROZCO-ESTRADA | conductor
Programme
FLORENCE PRICE, Song of Hope
WYNTON MARSALIS, Concerto for tuba (French premiere)
LEONARD BERNSTEIN, Chichester Psalms
West Side Story, Symphonic Dances
The Symphonic Dances from West Side Story are the swinging, swaying, raw energy of melodies that have been heard around the world. The Chichester Psalms , written to the Book of Psalms, reveal Leonard Bernstein's fervent, tormented side. Similarly, Florence Price's moving Song of Hope is the more interior side of Wynton Marsalis's most recent Tuba Concerto . Introspection followed by exultation, celebration and prayer: all the spirit of a Christmas... 100% American.