Bruckner Orchester Linz
Dennis Russell Davies, Music Director and Conductor
Renaud Capuçon, violin soloist

Tuesday, November 10
7:30 pm in Wait Chapel

The Bruckner Orchester has a rich history of over 200 years of excellence. In the more recent past, it has risen to prominence as a leading orchestra in Central Europe. The Orchestra’s 110 musicians are dedicated to “reflecting tradition and the present equally” as a “key task of any orchestra that plays an important role in the cultural life of our times.”

The Bruckner Orchester has made a name for itself over the decades with its recordings of works by Mozart, Schubert, Matthus, Schmidt, Korngold, Holst, and all of Bruckner’s symphonies in their original version.

The orchestra’s intentionality and purpose impacts the culturally relevant works they choose for performance. Their intriguing program for Wake Forest will include the violin concerto by Philip Glass, with Renaud Capuçon, soloist, and Leonard Bernstein’s “Symphonic Dances” from West Side Story, as well as Symphony No. 101, “The Clock” of Joseph Haydn.

Dennis Russell Davies was born in Toledo (Ohio) in 1944 and studied piano and conducting at the Juilliard School, New York. His activities as an opera and concert conductor, and as a pianist and chamber musician, are characterized by a very broad repertory stretching from the Baroque to the very modern. As one of the most innovative and adventurous conductors in the classical music world, Dennis Russell Davies has succeeded in challenging and inspiring audiences on both sides of the Atlantic. He is also noted for his exciting and well-structured concert programmes and for close working relationships with many composers, among them Luciano Berio, William Bolcom, John Cage, Manfred Trojahn, Philip Glass, Heinz Winbeck, Laurie Anderson, Philippe Manoury, Aaron Copland, Hans Werner Henze, Michael Nyman and Kurt Schwertsik.

The soloist, Renaud Capuçon, won the Prize of the Berlin Academy of Arts in 1995 and went on to study with Thomas Brandis and later, Isaac Stern. He plays a 1737 Guarneri del Gesu, the “Panette” that belonged to Mr. Stern, bought for him by the Banca Svizzera Italiana.

Program
“Symphonic Dances” of Leonard Bernstein from West Side Story, Violin concerto of Philip Glass, and Haydn’s Symphony No. 101 in D major “The Clock.”

Secrest Signature
Professor David Levy of the Dep of Music and Beethoven scholar will be giving the pre-performance talk at 6:40 p.m. in the Balcony Room of Wait Chapel.

More information
www.bruckner-orchester.at
www.cami.com