Kindred Spirits Orchestra: The Greatest Show

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Stravinsky’s Circus polka, subtitled “For a Young Elephant”, was composed as a short ballet production for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey’s “Greatest Show on Earth;” the ballet was originally performed by several young elephants in pink tutus! Concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra Jonathan Crow takes the spotlight to perform Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2, whose second movement—a theme and variations—is an early example of a theme employing all twelve tones of the chromatic scale. For the grand finale, Bruckner’s Symphony No. 3 showcases a masterwork of virtuosic orchestral sound in a work that the young composer found inspiration and encouragement from Richard Wagner—although the Wagnerian allusions were revised out of later versions.

Event Artists

Kristian Alexander | conductorJonathan Crow | violinistDaniel Vnukowski | host

Kindred Spirits Orchestra: The Greatest Show

Date/Time
Saturday, December 9, 2023
8:00 pm - 9:15 pm

Location
Flato Markham Theatre
171 Town Centre Blvd
Markham, Ontario
Canada, L3R 8G5

Price
$15-40

Phone
905-604-8339

Website
https://ksorchestra.ca/2023-2024-season/the-greatest-show/

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