ASO Live! Season Finale: Nature & the Soul [LIVE]
$49 ($99 complete season)
Johannes Brahms — Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
Wu Man, pipa
Tan Dun – Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa
Johannes Brahms – Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11
The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Maestro José-Luis Novo concludes their season on May 1, with a performance featuring Wu Man, the world’s reigning pipa virtuoso. The pipa, sometimes called the Chinese lute, is a four-stringed instrument that has been around for 2,000 years. Wu Man, together with the ASO, will perform the Concerto for String Orchestra and Pipa by American-Chinese composer Tan Dun.
The concerto is complimented by Johannes Brahms’ Serenade No. 1 and the welcome return of the ASO’s woodwind and brass sections, whom until recently have been prevented from performing indoors due to COVID-19 safety protocols. Serenade No. 1 was written when Brahms was still in his twenties, and picks up on the tradition of serenades often conceived as outdoor pieces. Brahms was inspired by the pastoral surroundings of the provincial town in Northern Germany where he got his first professional job, noticeably evident in the pastoral mood with “bagpipelike” gestures at the start of the piece and the hunting evocation in the last movement.
The livestream will be available at 8pm Eastern / 5pm Pacific.
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