Set to John Philip Sousa’s rousing patriotic music, this pas de deux (duet) is choreographed by George Balanchine and has been performed for various political figures over the last century.
Part of the New York Chamber Music Festival, acclaimed virtuoso violinist Gary Levinson and renowned pianist Daredjan Baya Kakouberi perform Beethoven’s “Kreutzer” sonata and Ravel’s “Tzigane.” Symphony space describes the Beethoven piece as majestic and the Ravel piece as fiery.
The arts at their best are not purely for entertainment or the reinvention of art itself. Rather, they strive forward with traditional forms, toward technical mastery, and place the highest value on virtue and the spiritually sublime.
Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra: Opening Night. To officially open the annual Mostly Mozart Festival, the festival’s orchestra fittingly performs an all-Mozart program that includes “Overture to La Clemenza di Tito”