High School Open Rehearsal: Andris Nelsons conducts Beethoven, Bloch, and Simon with Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
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Andris Nelsons, conductor
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Carlos SIMON Four Black American Dances (world premiere; BSO commission) (14)
BLOCH Schelomo: Rhapsodie hébraïque, for cello and orchestra (20)
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BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 (40)
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Performance Details
Feb 9, 2023, 10:30am EST
Program Notes & Works
Four Black American Dances
Carlos Simon's BSO-commissioned Four Black American Dances celebrates the composer’s heritage and the presence of dance in Black culture as a medium for ritual, worship, celebration, and social connectivity.
Schelomo: Rhapsodie hébraïque, for cello and orchestra
Bloch wrote Schelomo with inspiration from Ecclesiastes; the solo cello represents the voice of King Solomon.
Symphony No. 7
Beethoven's thrilling Seventh Symphony is one of his most popular works, and was one of his own personal favorites.