PROGRAM
Wagner – Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Bruch – Violin Concerto No. 1
Dvořák – Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
PERFORMERS
Nashville Symphony | Giancarlo Guerrero, conductor | Joshua Bell, violin
Joshua Bell joins the Nashville Symphony to perform Bruch's First Violin Concerto, a breathtakingly lovely work that will showcase the dazzling musicianship of this celebrated violinist. Bell will perform on the legendary Huberman violin, once owned by Bronisław Huberman, founder of the modern-day Israeli Philharmonic. The evening closes with Dvořák's "New World" Symphony, an enduring masterpiece strongly influenced by the Bohemian composer's time living in the U.S.
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This concert is presented as part of Violins of Hope Nashville, a citywide dialogue about music, art, social justice and free expression. In conjunction with Joshua Bell's appearance with the Nashville Symphony, the Nashville Jewish Film Festival will host a free public screening of The Return of the Violin, a documentary relating the remarkable story of Bell's instrument, 7 pm May 8 at the Main Public Library. More info. |
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