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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Sibelius\, Prokofiev\, Strauss\nEvent Url: http://w
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  Date Begin: 2012-10-25\nEvent Date End: 2012-10-28\n\nThe 2012-2013 seaso
 n of the Boston Philharmonic opens with a masterpiece by Sibelius that you
  probably have never heard\, Lemmink&auml\;inen and the Maidens of the Isl
 and.  That The Swan of Tuonela\, drawn from the same cycle of works as thi
 s tone poem\, has become a universal favorite while The Maidens has remain
 ed relatively unknown outside of Scandinavia is truly a mystery.  This mus
 ical description of the hero's boat journey to the island and his adventur
 es there &ndash\; mostly amorous &ndash\; is a work of stirring\, craggy N
 ordic beauty and searing intensity.  It is bound to make a deep impression
  on all who are encountering it for the first time.\nProkofiev wrote his s
 tunningly virtuosic Second Violin Concerto around the same time that he wa
 s composing the ballet Romeo and Juliet\, and the similarity of much of th
 e music of the concerto to that of the beloved ballet has certainly played
  its part in endearing it to audiences.  Its first movement has a soaring 
 big theme that instantly brings to mind the young lovers of the balcony sc
 ene.  The second movement is tender and graceful\, and the finale is like 
 a crazed fiddler stalking a village dance.  Stefan Jackiw is the extraordi
 nary soloist.  This young violinist is familiar to BPO audiences from his 
 unforgettable performances of the concertos of Sibelius and Beethoven.  Ja
 ckiw is renowned for the poised elegance of his playing\, his impeccable t
 echnique\, and the sincerity and depth of his interpretations.\nAnd to end
 \, Richard Strauss's enthralling tone poem Don Quixote.  The composer crea
 tes a lush orchestral soundscape in which the first cello plays a virtuosi
 c\, soulful\, unpredictable Don Quixote to the first viola's more down to 
 earth and wry Sancho Panza. Two of fiction's great characters achieve thei
 r definitive musical form in this Strauss masterwork. The Don in these per
 formances will be none other than Rafael Popper-Keizer\, a luminary on Bos
 ton's musical scene who for many years has been the BPO's brilliant first 
 cellist.
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SUMMARY:Sibelius\, Prokofiev\, Strauss
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