Name: An American in Paris
Start: 2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2022-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Grieghallen

Organization

Conductor

Lawrence Foster

Instrumentalist

Emilie Synnøve Liknes

Trombone

Orchestra

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Bergen Youth Philharminic Orchestra

Grieghallen

An American in Paris

Bergen

Norway

Griegsalen

The sound of Paris opens the evening's concert with BFUng in Gershwin's sweeping and melodious music, the talent Emilie Synnøve Liknes is a soloist in one of the Nordic countries' most famous trombone concerts, and the veteran Lawrence Foster rounds off the concert with Schumann's romantic second symphony. The work An American in Paris is a living musical postcard. "I want to portray the impressions an American tourist encounters when strolling the famous streets and boulevards of Paris, listening to the sounds of the city and absorbing the French atmosphere," said Gershwin himself. The American tourist is brought to life through a bluesy trumpet solo and sweeping, romantic melodies. The Danish composer and conductor Launy Grøndahl is best known for his wonderful trombone concerto from 1924. The trombone had a strong position in Denmark's musical life in the 20th century. It was due to talented musicians and composers who took an interest in the instrument, including Grøndahl and not least Carl Nielsen. Lawrence Foster and BFUng round off the concert evening with Schumann's 2nd Symphony. "For many days now I have heard in my heart drums and trumpets in C major. I don't know what will come of it," wrote Schumann to his friend Mendelssohn in 1845. Now we know that it was his second, and perhaps Beethoven-inspired, symphony that was created during a difficult time for the composer. The evening's conductor, Lawrence Foster, has conducted BFUng in the past and both he and the young musicians are looking forward to meeting again. "For many days now I have heard in my heart drums and trumpets in C major. I don't know what will come of it," wrote Schumann to his friend Mendelssohn in 1845. Now we know that it was his second, and perhaps Beethoven-inspired, symphony that was created during a difficult time for the composer. The evening's conductor, Lawrence Foster, has conducted BFUng in the past and both he and the young musicians are looking forward to meeting again. "For many days now I have heard in my heart drums and trumpets in C major. I don't know what will come of it," wrote Schumann to his friend Mendelssohn in 1845. Now we know that it was his second, and perhaps Beethoven-inspired, symphony that was created during a difficult time for the composer. The evening's conductor, Lawrence Foster, has conducted BFUng in the past and both he and the young musicians are looking forward to meeting again.

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