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Work: Four Black American Dances

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ComposerSimon, Carlos (b. 1986)
PeriodContemporary
Work typeOrchestral
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HamburgPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

© Suxiao Yang
Simon, Barber, Dvořák
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck; Augustin Hadelich

AmsterdamPittsburgh Symphony Orchestra: Dvořák's Symphony No. 9

© Todd Rosenberg
Simon, Barber, Dvořák
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; Manfred Honeck; Augustin Hadelich

Miami BeachGershwin, Adams & Connesson

New World Symphony
Honegger, Adams, Connesson, Simon, Gershwin
New World Symphony; Stéphane Denève; Steven Banks; Ziwei Ma
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Winter Daydreams and a Jazz Age Nutcracker at Disney Hall

Thomas Wilkins conducts the Los Angeles Philharmonic © Farah Sosa, courtesy of the LA Phil
A feast of Tchaikovsky with the Los Angeles Philharmonic under guest conductor Thomas Wilkins. 
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Simone Lamsma dazzles in Britten with the Liverpool Phil

Simone Lamsma © Otto van den Toorn
In a programme very much rooted in the spirit dance, Britten’s Violin Concerto shines through in Liverpool’s Philharmonic Hall. 
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Virtuosity and contrasts with Dueñas and Honeck in Pittsburgh

María Dueñas, Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra © J Milteer Photography | Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
From Carlos Simon’s rhythmic energy to Dvořák’s lush melodies, Honeck and the PSO deliver a night of brilliance, with violinist María Dueñas shining in Saint-Saëns. 
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