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Masterworks: Saariaho & Kancheli

SATURDAY, JANUARY 28 8:00 PM

Kaija Saariaho: Graal Théâtre for violin and orchestra
Giya Kancheli: Styx, for viola, choir and orchestra

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violinist
Daniel Scholz, viola

Graal Théâtre (1997), an explosive violin concerto, with Jennifer Koh as the soloist, closed the concert. This 30-minute concerto combines visceral power and sheer beauty. Ms. Koh gave a stunning, high-energy account of the almost continuous solo line. – New York Times

The music (Styx) first transfixes, then scalds, and when consolation intervenes it feels multi-faceted and somehow palpably wise. – Gramophone

Winner of the Grammy Award and Musician of the Year Award (2008, Musical Americas), Kaija Saariaho has become one of “the few contemporary composers to achieve public acclaim as well as universal critical respect.” We are excited to present to you her monumental work Graal Théâtre for violin and orchestra, a raptly beautiful work that showcases the violin’s shimmering sound world of both transience and dramatic force. Also featured is Giya Kancheli’s most celebrated work Styx (scored for choir, viola and orchestra), a work of great spirituality filled with haunting aural images, varied colors and textures, sharp contrasts and shattering climaxes.

MASTERWORKS C: Pre-Concert Chat hosted by music director Alexander Mickelthwate and guests on the Piano Nobile Level at 7:15 pm.

Single tickets are on sale now at the WSO Box Office, 949-3999 or online.

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Masterworks: Jóhannsson & Sveinsson

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3 8:00 PM

Jóhann Jóhannsson: A Prayer to the Dynamo (World premiere)*
Atli Heimir Sveinsson: Symphony No.2 (North American premiere)

Alexander Mickelthwate, conductor
Jóhann Jóhannsson, computer
Prairie Voices; Vic Pankratz, director

W are proud to present two monumental works by two of Iceland’s leading composers. Jóhann Jóhannsson joins us for the world premiere of his work, A Prayer to the Dynamo, commissioned by the WSO. Known for his ethereal colours and sonorous harmonies, Jóhannsson’s new piece will leave you breathless as he takes you on an emotional musical journey. To conclude our Festival, we bring you a major musical event: Atli Heimir Sveinsson’s Symphony No. 2. Hailed as an Icelandic masterpiece, Sveinsson’s magnificent work makes its North American premiere tonight with Winnipeg’s own Prairie Voices and an extended WSO.

MASTERWORKS B: Pre-Concert Chat hosted by music director Alexander Mickelthwate or guest conductors on the Piano Nobile Level at 7:15 pm.

*Commissioned by the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra with the assistance of the Danish Arts Foundation

Single tickets are on sale now at the WSO Box Office, 949-3999 or online.

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