Surrey Nights: Beethoven 8 Plus Symphonic Mandolin
A striking duo: young Chilean conductor Paolo Bortolameolli meets Israeli mandolinist Avi Avital in a concert of energetic works inspired by the magic of Italy
Date/Time: May 8 2020, 8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Surrey, Bell Performing Arts Centre | Event calendar6250 144 St
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Cost: $42.00
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Beethoven’s 8th is perhaps his most experimental symphony, written in a style that hearken back to earlier composers while barely concealing a radical restructuring of the symphonic form. Likewise, Giovanni Sollima’s new Mandolin Concerto, written for Avital, mashes up musical styles from baroque to rock’n’roll to charming effect.
“Everything you never dreamt a mandolin could do… truly breathtaking in virtuosity and dedication.” – Haaretz on Avital
PROGRAM NOTES
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for Mandolin in C Major, RV 425
Giovanni Sollima – Concerto for Mandolin
Igor Stravinsky – Pulcinella: Suite
Join us in the Bell Centre Lobby at 7:00pm for a very special prelude concert with Panorama Ridge Secondary.
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