Stravinsky: Concerto for Violin in D Major | Julian Rhee + NEC Symphony

NEC Symphony, directed by David Loebel, performs the Stravinsky Concerto for Violin in D Major with Julian Rhee '24 MM, winner of the violin concerto competition. 0:00 Toccata 6:17 Aria I 11:21 Aria II 17:16 Capriccio Igor Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto in D is a four movement concerto written in 1931 and premiered by violinist Samuel Dushkin (for whom it was commissioned) with the Berlin Radio Symphony. It is scored for 2 flutes, piccolo, 2 oboes, English horn, 2 clarinets, E-flat clarinet, 2 bassoons, contrabassoon, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, bass drum and strings. Julian Rhee is quickly gaining recognition as an emerging artist and performer, praised for his "sophisticated, assured tone, superb intonation, and the kind of poise and showmanship that thrills audiences." (The Strad ) An avid soloist, Julian made his Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra debut at age 8, and has gone on to perform with orchestras such as the Santa Rosa Symphony, Eugene Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony, Aspen Philharmonic, Madison Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, East Coast Chamber Orchestra, and San Diego Symphony. He studied with Hye -Sun Lee and Almita Vamos at the Music Institute of Chicago Academy and is currently pursuing a master’s degree with Miriam Fried at New England Conservatory. Julian is the recipient of the outstanding 1699 “Lady Tennant” Antonio Stradivari on extended loan through the generosity of the Mary B. Galvin Foundation and the efforts of the Stradivari Society, a division of Bein and Fushi, Inc. For complete program notes and other information, please visit: https://necmusic.edu/events/nec-symph...