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AMERICAN LIFE
November 15-16, 2019 | Music Hall
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The CSO follows the thread of great African American composers.
Program
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK: An American Port of Call
JAMES LEE III: Sukkot Through Orion’s Nebula
PRICE: Piano Concerto
STILL: Symphony No. 1, Afro-American Symphony
ELLINGTON: Harlem
Artists
Thomas Wilkins, conductor
Louis Schwizgebel, piano
Venue
Music HallTicket Prices
$14-$130Concert Duration
About 2 hours with intermissionSeries
This concert is part of Series 1
What's Interesting
- Florence Price’s Piano Concerto is performed by its preeminent interpreter, Louis Schwizgebel.
- Adolphus Hailstork muses on an American port city, rising composer James Lee III finds sublimity in the stars, and William Grant Still seeks to frame jazz styles in symphonic form.
- Duke Ellington, one of the most profound and prolific creators in history, performed and recorded with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. His Harlem takes us on a stroll through the neighborhood on a Sunday morning.
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What Critics Are Saying
On Louis Schwizgebel: “This magician of sound deploys playing of an exceptional clarity, supported by extreme precision and nimble fingering which lends an overall impression of fluidity to the work...”
—Le Figaro
Sponsors
CSO Season Sponsor
Presenting Sponsor
This performance is made possible by the Vicky and Rick Reynolds Fund for Diverse Artists.
Celebrating new and diverse voices
Explore the CSO's 2019/20 premieres, compositions by women and by composers of color.
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