Karen Gomyo is “a first-rate artist of real musical command, vitality, brilliance, and intensity” (The Chicago Tribune). In Bruch’s seductive First Violin Concerto, she soars through intricate passages and rich flourishes, showcasing the range of her instrument in its entirety. Under the baton of the accomplished Xian Zhang, the LA Phil channels the overflowing optimism of Wagner’s Meistersinger Overture and closes the night with Schumann’s First Symphony—a buoyant farewell to spring with its brass fanfare, zippy scherzo, and tender harmonies.
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Program Items
Richard Wagner
Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Max Bruch
Violin Concerto No. 1
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 1, in B-flat major, Op. 38, “Spring”
Performers
Xian Zhang
conductor
Karen Gomyo
violin