20th Century Symphonic Classics

Concert
20th Century Symphonic Classics

THE CONCERT IS HELD IN KAZAKH AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES

The Astana Opera Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan Aidar Abzhakhanov, presents a concert featuring works by 20th-century European classical composers: Igor Stravinsky, Claude Debussy and Leonard Bernstein.
The programme features suites from the ballet Petrushka, the musical West Side Story, and the symphonic poem Afternoon of a Faun.
Stravinsky’s puppet drama Petrushka, set against the lively backdrop of Russian Shrovetide festivities, merges motifs from Russian folk songs, urban folk music and melodies in a traditional style composed by Stravinsky. The grotesque melodies and folk-dance rhythms of Petrushka will transition into the languid impressionism of Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Bernstein’s multilayered West Side Story, where classical elements intertwine with jazz and traditional Latin American rhythms. Together, these works form a dazzling symphonic fireworks display of masterpieces that have become iconic.

PROGRAMME:
I. Stravinsky: Suite from the ballet Petrushka (1947 version)
C. Debussy: Symphonic Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
L. Bernstein: Suite from the musical West Side Story

PERFORMED BY:
Astana Opera Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Aidar ABZHAKHANOV, Honoured Worker of Kazakhstan

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