Details

Joshua Bell, Music Director & Violin

 

Vince Mendoza, composer

Douglas Marriner, percussion

 

CONCERT SPONSORS

Principal Sponsors:
Kum Su Kim & John Perry
George & Judy Writer
Herbert & Elaine Kendall Foundation

Sponsors:
Edward S. DeLoreto
Judith L. Hopkinson
Sara Miller McCune
Ellen Lehrer Orlando & Thomas Orlando
Michele Neely Saltoun

Co-Sponsors:
Jocelyne & William Meeker
Bob & Val Montgomery
Ellen & John Pillsbury

 

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields is one of the world’s finest chamber orchestras, renowned for fresh, brilliant interpretations of the world’s greatest orchestral music. Named Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields in 2011, Joshua Bell is the only person to hold this post since Sir Neville Marriner formed the orchestra in 1958 and gave its first performance in its namesake church in November 1959. With over 500 releases in a much-vaunted discography and a comprehensive international touring program, the name and sound of the Academy are known and loved by classical audiences throughout the world. Today, the Academy led by Joshua Bell retains the collegiate spirit and flexibility of the original conductorless ensemble, which has become an Academy hallmark. Under Bell’s direction, the Academy continues to push the boundaries of play-directed performance to new heights, presenting symphonic repertoire and chamber music on a grand scale at prestigious venues around the globe. Bell performs on the 1713 Huberman Stradivarius violin, with a François Tourte 18th-century bow. Douglas Marriner, a notable jazz drummer, composer, and educator in New York City, has built a significant career combining classical foundations with innovative jazz techniques. His grandfather was Academy of St Martin in the Fields Founder and Music Director Sir Neville Marriner, and his father is London Symphony Orchestra Principal Clarinetist Andrew Marriner.

 

PROGRAM:

 

MENDOZA: Flight of Moving Days (a new commission to mark the centenary of Sir Neville Marriner)

BRAHMS: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.77 (Original cadenzas by Joshua Bell)

R. SCHUMANN: Symphony No.2 in C Major, Op.61