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SUMMARY:Dublin\, Ireland (Symphony No.8\, Ifé Songs\, Prelude & Dance from Akhnaten)
DESCRIPTION:https://www.nch.ie/all-events-listing/nsoi-philip-glass-explored-angelique-kidjo/ \nNSOI: Philip Glass Explored with Russell Davies & Kidjo                                                     \nNational Symphony Orchestra IrelandDennis Russell Davies\, conductorAngélique Kidjo\, voice  \nPhilip GlassPrelude and Dance (‘The City’) from Akhnaten  (Irish Premiere)Ifè Songs  (Irish Premiere)Symphony No. 8  (Irish Premiere)  \nNational Symphony Orchestra Ireland’s two-concert focus on Philip Glass begins with the composer’s most authoritative interpreter\, conductor Dennis Russell Davies\, and dynamic\, charismatic force of nature with a show-stopping voice\, Angélique Kidjo.  \nHailed ‘Africa’s premier diva’ and one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine\, the multi-Grammy Award-winning Kidjo’s groundbreaking career has made her one of the most recognisable\, exciting and influential African artists of her generation.  \nGlass’s own website declares ‘perhaps no person is closer to Philip Glass’s music-making than conductor Dennis Russell Davies’ who has premiered more of the composer’s works than any other conductor.  \nThree Irish premieres include two passages from the landmark opera\, Akhnaten: the mesmerising Prelude and mounting intensity of Dance (‘The City’.)  \nBased on African creation poems\, the Ifè Songs were composed for Angélique Kidjo and are sung in her native Yoruba. Named after a legendary kingdom\, each of the three songs evoke deities in colourful\, rhythmically complex music that fuses together Glass’s signature minimalist techniques with the inflections and phrasing of Yoruba chant and song.  \nThe expansive Symphony No. 8 treats orchestral sections to virtuoso writing in three contrasting movements as daring as they are beautiful. The first\, weaving eight different themes into a compelling tapestry of colour and sound\, echoes Haydn and Beethoven; the second blends beauty and melancholy in compelling variations; the third dissolves into ‘deepening twilight and unending night’ (New Yorker).  \nPresented by NCH
URL:https://philipglass.com/event/dublin-ireland-symphony-no-8-ife-songs-prelude-dance-from-akhnaten/
LOCATION:National Concert Hall\, Earlsfort Terrace\, Saint Kevin’s\, Dublin\, D02 N527\, Ireland
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SUMMARY:Dublin\, Ireland (The Light\, Mishima Concerto\, Interlude from The Voyage)
DESCRIPTION:https://www.nch.ie/all-events-listing/nsoi-philip-glass-explored-maki-namekawa/ \nNSOI: Philip Glass Explored with Russell Davies & Namekawa                                                     \nNational Symphony Orchestra IrelandDennis Russell Davies conductorMaki Namekawa piano  \nPhilip GlassThe Light (Irish premiere)Interlude from The Voyage (Irish premiere)Piano Concerto\, ‘Mishima’ (Irish premiere)  \nTwo of Philip Glass’s most distinguished champions – conductor Dennis Russell Davies and pianist Maki Namekawa – return to conclude National Symphony Orchestra Ireland’s focus on one of the most unique and distinctive voices in American contemporary music with three Irish premieres.  \nGlass has praised Dennis Russell Davies as ‘one of the world’s most inventive conductors’. He reunites with Glass specialist and muse\, Maki Namekawa\, to reprise their acclaimed 2023 world premiere of the Mishima Piano Concerto for its Irish debut. Crafted from the haunting soundtrack to the 1985 film\, it retains its hypnotic\, cinematic qualities while giving the piano a central\, virtuosic role.  \nThe Light\, Glass’s first score for a full symphony orchestra\, and the Interlude from his opera\, The Voyage\, also receive Irish premieres.  \nPresented by NCH
URL:https://philipglass.com/event/dublin-ireland-the-light-mishima-concerto-interlude-from-the-voyage/
LOCATION:National Concert Hall\, Earlsfort Terrace\, Saint Kevin’s\, Dublin\, D02 N527\, Ireland
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