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Brahms Double Concerto
Friday, May 8, 2009 at 10:30am
Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 8:00pm
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Michael Ludwig, violin
Jules Eskin, cello
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Program Information
Schumann - Manfred Overture
Brahms - Concerto for Violin and Cello
Brahms - Symphony No.2 in D major
The second Brahms Festival program directed by JoAnn Falletta opens with a work by Brahms' mentor, Robert Schumann, whose exalted Manfred Overture was inspired by the poetry of Lord Gordon Byron. The composer noted: "Never have I written with such love and with such expenditure of my powers." In turn follows Brahms' robust 'double' - the Concerto for Violin and Cello featuring BPO concertmaster Michael Ludwig and Michael's cousin Jules Eskin who is principal cellist of the Boston Symphony. The Brahms commemoration will close with the composer's Symphony No.2, a work Arnold Schönberg described as "Brahms' musical prose" - altogether light and grace, with soaring themes and a technicolor orchestration.
Artist Profile
Michael Ludwig - Hailed by Strad Magazine for his "effortless, envy-provoking technique… sweet tone, brilliant expression, and grand style," Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Concertmaster Michael Ludwig has appeared as soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Boston Pops, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra collaborating with such conductors as Sir Georg Solti, JoAnn Falletta, Joseph Silverstein and John Williams. Upcoming highlights include the world premiere of a violin concerto written for him by American composer Daron Hagen, as well as performances in Portugal, Lithuania, Japan, Mexico, the Czech Republic and throughout the United States. Michael Ludwig's recording of the Bruch Scottish Fantasy with the Virginia Symphony Orchestra will be released this fall on the Hampton Roads Classics label and his growing discography will soon include the addition of the Dohnanyi Violin Concertos with the Royal Scottish National Symphony, the Corigliano Violin Concerto with the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Piano Trio of Marcel Tyberg, all to be issued by NAXOS.
Sought after as a chamber musician, Mr. Ludwig has shared the stage with numerous acclaimed artists, such as Christoph Eschenbach, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Yefim Bronfman, Sarah Chang, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet. His media credits include live radio broadcasts at WRTI (Philadelphia) and WAMC (Albany, NY). He was featured on Bulgarian National Radio and Balkan Bulgarian Television. As a producer, Mr. Ludwig has been nominated for a Mid Atlantic Emmy Award nomination.He has served as the artistic producer of The Philadelphia Orchestra's national radio broadcasts, syndicated by the WFMT Fine Arts Network in Chicago.
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