Work: Quiet City for cor anglais, trumpet and strings

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Composer	Copland, Aaron (1900-1990)
Period	Early 20th century
Work type	Orchestral

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BarcelonaLa Segunda de Schumann

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L'Auditori: Sala Pau Casals, Oct 24, 25

Copland, Glass, Schumann

Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya; Stephanie Childress; Alena Baeva

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Concertgebouw: Main Hall, 2026 Jun 11, 12

Copland, Barber, Beethoven

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra; Fabio Luisi; James Ehnes

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Benaroya Hall, S Mark Taper Auditorium, Nov 20, 22

Copland, Mackey, Adams

Seattle Symphony; Lawrence Renes; Timothy McAllister; David Gordon; Stefan Farkas

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Adams conducts Adams (and Copland) in Cleveland

Sam Jacobson, 29 Nov

John Adams returned to Cleveland to lead two of his own works – including the local première of Scheherazade.2 – framing Copland’s Quiet City and Appalachian Spring.

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Stunning Weber from Andreas Ottensamer in Auckland

Simon Holden, 21 Jun

The Viennese clarinettist joined the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and Carlos Miguel Prieto in a programme of Copland, Weber and Shostakovich.

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BBC Philharmonic's American Adventure with Russian Pictures

Peter Connors, 05 Mar

A vigorous performance of Barber's Piano Concerto by Garrick Ohlsson and the BBC Philharmonic under Juanjo Mena, two more American rarities and Pictures at an Exhibition in the latest American Adventures concert.