Dances and Romances

Presented by Adelaide Symphony Orchestra

Master Series 6 - DANCES AND ROMANCES.

Arvo Volmer: Conductor
Peter Jablonski: Piano
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Chopin: Piano Concerto No 2
Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet: Lovescene
Bernstein: West Side Story: Symphonic Dances

The extreme and ultimately fatal passion of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has cast a spell over composers as diverse as Piotr Tchaikovsky and Leonard Bernstein. Tchaikovsky's 20 minute distillation of the play is among the most beloved works in the repertoire where the composer reveals his deeply romantic spirit. In West Side Story, Bernstein transferred the setting from 16th century Verona to the mean streets of New York, where rival street gangs express themselves in dance. Former Vladimir Ashkenazy protégé, Peter Jablonski, described by The Australian as 'a young eagle in full flight', brings the true spirit of Poland to Chopin's Second Piano Concerto in the composer'S 200th anniversary year.