Cal Performances | Orchestra | Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Leon Botstein, conductor, Robert McDuffie, violin

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Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra
Leon Botstein, conductor
Robert McDuffie, violin

Since its inception as a radio orchestra in the 1940s, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra has dedicated itself to playing masterpieces from the Baroque to the contemporary, often presenting the Israeli premieres of these works before cheering crowds. The ensemble is currently enjoying a period of unprecedented artistic growth under its dynamic music director, Leon Botstein, who has received international acclaim for his unusually creative approach to programming. Appearing with the orchestra in Berkeley is the gifted violinist Robert McDuffie, praised by the San Francisco Chronicle as "a musician of probing intelligence, a violinist of authority, and a force of great vitality."

Program: Toch/Big Ben Variations; Rózsa/Violin Concerto, Op. 24; Copland/Synphony No. 3

Program Notes
Program notes are available approximately one week before the performance.

Audio Clips
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Toch/Big Ben Variations **

** Clip listed here is being played as part of the Cal Performances program, but is performed by a different artist (Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Leon Botstein)

Sightlines
Sun, Oct 26, 6-6:30 pm, Zellerbach Hall
Pre-performance talk by Professor Beth Levy, UC Davis Department of Music. This Sightlines event is free to all event ticket holders.