Festival Orchestra: Beethoven & Korngold
About this event
What do a certain Austrian composer and his English counterpart have in common? Hollywood, of course! Both John Barry and Erich Wolfgang Korngold found their way to the big screens of America and their music blurred the lines between the concert hall and the movie theater. GTMF Concertmaster Madeline Adkins performs Korngold’s lush, film-inspired Violin Concerto before the Festival Orchestra concludes the program with Beethoven’s eternal and appropriately cinematic ode to nature, the “Pastoral” Symphony No. 6. program Barry: Themes from Out of Africa and Dances With Wolves Korngold: Violin Concerto Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 Sir Donald Runnicles, conductor Madeline Adkins, violin Festival Orchestra sponsored by Ari Rifkin, in memory of Leonard Rifkin Maestro Runnicles sponsored by Susan Jane & Nicholas J. Sutton Music Director Initiatives sponsored by Peter Fenton & Kate Greer This week’s concerts sponsored by Nancy & David Donovan Guest artist Madeline Adkins sponsored by Joyce Craig & Beryl Weiner Program sponsored by the Ushers of the Grand Teton Music Festival GTMF’s Silver Corporate Partner for this program is Bessemer Trust meet the musician Madeline Adkins Violin Madeline Adkins Violin Violinist Madeline Adkins was appointed Concertmaster of the Utah Symphony in 2016. Prior to this, she served as Associate Concertmaster of the Baltimore Symphony for 11 years. Adkins performs on the “ex-Chardon” Guadagnini of 1782, graciously loaned by Gabrielle Israelievitch to perpetuate the legacy of her late husband, former Toronto Symphony concertmaster, Jacques Israelievitch (1948 – 2015). Adkins has been a Concertmaster of the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra since 2018, and has served as Guest Concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Cincinnati Symphony, the São Paulo Symphony, the Houston Symphony, the Hong Kong Philharmonic and orchestras in Spain, Switzerland and Germany. Adkins has also been a guest artist at numerous festivals including the Stellenbosch...
Location
📍 Jackson Hole High School Auditorium, 1910 High School Road, Jackson, WY
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