Symphonie Fantastique
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Date
Sunday, Sep 29, 2024 3:00PM
Name
Symphonie Fantastique - Opening Weekend
Description
Stéphane Denève, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Hector Berlioz “Hungarian March” from The Damnation of Faust
Johannes Brahms Hungarian Dances Nos. 1, 3, and 10
Mason Bates Nomad Concerto
Hector Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
📍 This concert takes place at Stifel Theatre
🕒 1 hour, 55 min (including intermission)
Music Director Stéphane Denève opens the season with the dreams and passions of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, a work that tells the story of Berlioz’s obsession. Composer Mason Bates' new violin concerto, influenced by folk dances of Eastern Europe, is brought to energetic life by soloist Gil Shaham.
A few things to know:
- “There is a crazy, movie-like style to Symphonie fantastique,” says Stéphane. “From one extreme to another, from hysterical joy to deep gloom. Berlioz runs the gamut of strange orchestral effects. Where does it come from? I’m always blown away.”
- “The classical experience can be a bit of a refuge from the world that we are living in now,” says composer Mason Bates. “That incredibly deep, visceral listening experience doesn’t really exist in many other kinds of music.”
- World-renowned soloist Gil Shaham brings one of his "family members” to St. Louis, his violin, the “Countess Polignac” Stradivarius, which he has played for 20 years.