SEBASTIAN WEIGLE conducts
MARIA DUEÑAS violin

KORNGOLD Straussiana (DSO Premiere)
KORNGOLD Violin Concerto in D Major
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7 in D minor

From the pen of the composer who pioneered the art of original film music, making it symphonic in scope and sophisticated in feel, comes Korngold’s glorious Violin Concerto that, not surprisingly, includes allusions to those movie scores. In the spotlight is Maria Dueñas, an in-demand star of the violin world. The concerto is lyrical, rapturous, with a finale alive with spectacular pyrotechnics. To conclude the concert, Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony, filled with Bohemian rhythms (like the exciting sounds of the “furiant,” an aptly named dance in the third movement), is one of his most beloved works.