The University Symphony Orchestra is one of the foremost orchestras present at the University of Michigan, it comprises of best student musicians present at the university. I attended a concert played by them on 15th of October. They played at the renowned Hill auditorium, which has been a part of the university for more than 100 years and is very well known for it’s impeccable acoustics. This concert was conducted by Kenneth Kiesler, who is a highly decorated conductor. His illustrious career includes winning the American Prize in Conducting in 2011 and conducting orchestras all over the world. Furthermore, University of Michigan’s associate professor, Danielle Belen, was a guest violinist and played on one of the three pieces that were performed
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They started the concert by playing “Calm sea and Prosperous Voyage, op. 27” by Felix Mendelssohn and this piece was played as the overture. After which “Violin Concerto no. 1 G minor, op 26” by Max Bruch was played by the orchestra
, this was also the piece where Danielle Belen played as a violin soloist; the second piece was played as a concerto. “Become Ocean” by John Luther Adams was the last piece and it was played as an orchestral piece. All the three pieces were played brilliantly by the orchestra Despite the large size the orchestra they were still in perfect synchronization. Furthermore, the orchestra fittingly received numerous standing ovations from the …show more content…
This violin concerto, like many other concertos, had three distinct movements and the first movement was in sonata form. This piece featured the guest violinist, Danielle Belen, as mentioned earlier. The piece starts off by introducing the violin instead of the whole orchestra, which is not a common practice. Additionally, this piece included many violin solos and a violin cadenza. The violin cadenza was present in the third movement. The violin solos and the cadenza were expertly played by the soloist, she showed her virtuosity through this piece of music. Virtuosity in the concerto is supposed to mesmerize the audience and it exactly did that. While listening to the piece I was spellbound and in awe numerous times, it was an unparalleled experience and it made it very clear why people from all over Europe wanted to go to Venice and witness one of Vivaldi’s
They started the concert by playing “Calm sea and Prosperous Voyage, op. 27” by Felix Mendelssohn and this piece was played as the overture. After which “Violin Concerto no. 1 G minor, op 26” by Max Bruch was played by the orchestra
, this was also the piece where Danielle Belen played as a violin soloist; the second piece was played as a concerto. “Become Ocean” by John Luther Adams was the last piece and it was played as an orchestral piece. All the three pieces were played brilliantly by the orchestra Despite the large size the orchestra they were still in perfect synchronization. Furthermore, the orchestra fittingly received numerous standing ovations from the …show more content…
This violin concerto, like many other concertos, had three distinct movements and the first movement was in sonata form. This piece featured the guest violinist, Danielle Belen, as mentioned earlier. The piece starts off by introducing the violin instead of the whole orchestra, which is not a common practice. Additionally, this piece included many violin solos and a violin cadenza. The violin cadenza was present in the third movement. The violin solos and the cadenza were expertly played by the soloist, she showed her virtuosity through this piece of music. Virtuosity in the concerto is supposed to mesmerize the audience and it exactly did that. While listening to the piece I was spellbound and in awe numerous times, it was an unparalleled experience and it made it very clear why people from all over Europe wanted to go to Venice and witness one of Vivaldi’s