Roderick Cox Conductor
Augustin Hadelich Violin
Adams Dr. Atomic Symphony
Sibelius Violin Concerto
Ravel Suite No. 2 from Daphnis and Chloé
Ravel colorfully interprets the ancient Greek myth of Daphnis and Chloé, originally scored for a ballet. As an orchestral work, Suite No. 2 dazzles the listener with its whirling intensity, capturing the story’s most jubilant scenes. John Adams’s Dr. Atomic Symphony explores the troubled consciousness of Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer as he helped to develop the atomic bomb. This explosive program includes Sibelius’s Violin Concerto, featuring the virtuosic style of Augustin Hadelich.