Philadelphia Premieres
Philadelphia Premieres
Friday February 19, 2010
2:00  PM
Verizon Hall

The Philadelphia Orchestra

Rossen Milanov - Conductor

Angela Brown - Soprano

Program:

BARBER - Overture to The School for Scandal

DANIELPOUR - A Woman's Life

RACHMANINOFF - Symphony No. 3

Description:

Philadelphia Orchestra Associate Conductor Rossen Milanov presents a program of Philadelphia Orchestra premieres. American composer Richard Danielpour and poet Maya Angelou have based their new work, A Woman's Life, on the life and world of American soprano Angela Brown, who appears as soloist for this Philadelphia Orchestra co-commission. Opening the concert is Barber's witty School for Scandal Overture, inspired by an 18th-century comedy of manners, which had its premiere in August 1933 at a concert at the Robin Hood Dell. One of several of Rachmaninoff's works that received world premieres by The Philadelphia Orchestra, the Third Symphony was first led by Leopold Stokowski in November 1936. "It was played wonderfully," the composer wrote..

Learn more about composer Richard Danielpour, who joins us this week for a series of conversations about his career and music. Click here to see a complete list of events.