Long Beach Symphony Presents "Beethoven and Dvořák"

Your evening will begin with Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3. – one of four overtures the composer wrote for his only opera. Following, the Symphony’s incredible principal oboist, Rong-Huey Liu, takes center stage in Lebrun’s Oboe Concerto #2 in G Minor. Lebrun was the leading oboe player of the 1770s and ’80s, and when he died at the young age of 38, he had traveled Europe as a soloist and composed at least 18 concertos for his instrument. The very fast, lively first movement moves into a charming, lyrical, Mozartian second movement that all will enjoy. Following intermission, the Symphony will present Dvořák’s Symphony #8 in G Major (1889) that features a distinctive “bird-call” flute motif in the 1st movement. Optimistic and cheerful, the melodies of this work have an unmistakably Czech flavor perfect for this early spring performance.
 
Long Beach Performing Arts Center, Terrace Theater, 300 E. Ocean Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90802
 
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