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SUMMARY:California Symphony: SIBELIUS, HIGDON, AND BARTÓK – America
 n Connections
DESCRIPTION:California Symphony opens its 40th anniversary season with
  a program celebrating American connections. All three works on the pr
 ogram share a common thread: they were premiered in the United States\
 , a fitting nod as the nation marks its 250th anniversary and reflects
  on artistic ties across continents and generations. Finnish composer 
 Jean Sibelius composed The Oceanides in 1914 for his only trip to Amer
 ica\, creating a vivid representation that was hailed at its U.S. prem
 iere as "the finest evocation of the sea." GRAMMY Award-winning Americ
 an composer Jennifer Higdon's Cello Concerto receives its Northern Cal
 ifornia premiere\, performed by the cellist for whom it was written\, 
 Julian Schwarz. The concerto showcases Higdon's distinctive voice—ly
 rical\, rhythmically vibrant\, and deeply expressive. Hungarian compos
 er Béla Bartók fled to America during World War II\, and while livin
 g in New York in 1943\, composed his Concerto for Orchestra\, commissi
 oned by conductor Serge Koussevitzky for the Boston Symphony Orchestra
 . A true showpiece\, the work turns every instrument in the orchestra 
 into a soloist\, offering dazzling displays across all five movements.
  From the serenity of Sibelius's ocean to Higdon's fresh contemporary 
 voice and Bartók's exhilarating finale\, this program offers a vivid 
 musical arc. \nTickets include a free 30-minute pre-concert talk by a
 ward-winning instructor Scott Foglesong\, starting one hour before the
  show.
URL:https://www.californiasymphony.org/shows/sibelius-higdon-and-bartok/
DTSTAMP:20260920T210542Z
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