Rudolfinum: Dvořák HallAlšovo nábřeží 12, Prague, Central Bohemian Region, Praha 1, Czech Republic
Dates/times in Prague time zone
Programme
| Copland, Aaron (1900-1990) | Appalachian Spring: Suite (arr. Michael Tilson Thomas) | |
| Schubert, Franz (1797-1828) | Symphony no. 9 in C major, "The Great", D.944 |
Performers
| Czech Philharmonic | |
| Michael Tilson Thomas | Conductor |
Copland wrote his ballet score Appalachian Spring for a 13-member chamber ensemble in 1944. Since then, it has had several orchestral arrangements. The one on the programme is by the evening’s conductor Michael Tilson Thomas. Balancing it out will be Schubert’s 9th Symphony “The Great”, composed as close competition of Beethoven’s symphonic works.
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