Bolshoi Ballet: Romeo and Juliet
Guest Principal and English Horn:
The Bolshoi’s incomparable stars immerse themselves in Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy of star-crossed love. Danced to Prokofiev’s richly cinematic score, Alexei Ratmansky’s version shines with the characteristic style that audiences have come to adore from him: quick steps, vigorous lifts, and surprising dashes of humor. Washington is the only U.S. city lucky enough to host Romeo and Juliet.
New Orchestra of Washington: Maximus Minialist
PÄRT Fratres
ADAMS Son of Chamber Symphony
GLASS Modern Love Waltz
GÓRECKI Requiem for a Polka
Are you ready to be hypnotized by the Maximus Minimalists? Join us for a powerful exploration of the giants of the minimalist movement. But don’t be misled: minimalism does not mean boring and contentless. Composer Arvo Pärt’s Fratres encapsulates his observation that ‘the instant and eternity are struggling within us.’ John Adams’s Son of Chamber Symphony and Phillip Glass’s Modern Love Waltz both explore the stylings of America’s popular modern composers. And Henryk Górecki’s Kleines Requiem für eine Polka is filled with contradictions and ironies. Come see why simple isn’t really simple but rather, so much more!
Bach Around the Clock
Our day-long celebration wraps up with the ad-hoc Staunton Bach Orchestra , BATC Choir, and soloists, led by Paul Weber, offering a rousing finale of Bach’s most beloved arias, duets, and chorales, concluding with the serene “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.”
Oboe Recital
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Oboe Stephen Key and pianist Ryo Yanagitani present Lyricism and Melody of the 20th and 21st Centuries, a program featuring works by Ravel, Dranishnikova, Messiaen and Key.
