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SUMMARY:California Symphony: FROM TCHAIKOVSKY TO COPLAND – Classical
  Contemporaries
DESCRIPTION:California Symphony's November concerts explore the relati
 onships between musical contemporaries across Russia and America. Russ
 ian composer Anton Arensky's Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky from
  1894 honors his teacher Tchaikovsky\, creating a direct musical and h
 istorical connection. The variations are based on a theme from Tchaiko
 vsky's song Legend\, transforming it into a work of lyrical beauty and
  emotional depth. Tchaikovsky's own Serenade for Strings from 1880 rem
 ains one of his most enduring and personal works\, praised by the comp
 oser himself as "a piece from the heart."\nAmerican composer Aaron Cop
 land's Clarinet Concerto from 1948 was commissioned and premiered by j
 azz legend Benny Goodman\, and fuses a lyrical and expressive first mo
 vement with a second movement influenced by popular music from North a
 nd South America\, connected by a spectacular cadenza for the soloist.
  California Symphony's new principal clarinet\, Cory Tiffin\, takes ce
 nter stage in this virtuosic showcase. Samuel Barber's Adagio for Stri
 ngs from 1936\, with its hauntingly beautiful melody\, is one of the m
 ost recognizable pieces in American music\, heard in concerts\, films\
 , and national moments of reflection. The program highlights how music
 al contemporaries influenced one another: Arensky paid tribute to his 
 mentor while shaping his own lyrical Russian style\, while Barber and 
 Copland—born the same year—explored complementary visions of Ameri
 can music\, from Barber's expressive lyricism to Copland's folk-inspir
 ed "Americana."\nTickets include a free 30-minute pre-concert talk by 
 award-winning instructor Scott Foglesong\, starting one hour before th
 e show.\nAdmission: $50-110
URL:https://www.californiasymphony.org/shows/from-tchaikovsky-to-copland/
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