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Absolute Jest with Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

  • Schuster Center 1 West 2nd Street Dayton, OH, 45402 United States (map)

POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19 CONCERNS

The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra will feature Beo as soloists for Absolute Jest, by American composer John Adams. Absolute Jest is a concerto for string quartet and orchestra, commissioned by the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas. It premiered in 2012 featuring the St. Lawrence Quartet, but sections were heavily rewritten by John Adams shortly thereafter.

This is the first of two performances with DPO and these performances will be the culmination of a two-week residency in the area.

Two performance dates:
8:00 pm Friday, October 23, 2020
8:00 pm Saturday, October 24, 2020

Program:
WAGNER Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Act 1 Prelude
ADAMS Absolute Jest 
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7

Neal Gittleman, conductor
Beo String Quartet
Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra

For ticket information, please click here.

Earlier Event: September 25
Live on the Lawn