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North American Premiere of Grażyna Bacewicz's Symphony for String Orchestra

Oct. 01, 2021

Under the tutelage of Marin Alsop and Joseph Young, the young American conductor Reuben Stern performed a concert of works by Grażyna Bacewicz on October 17 at Miriam A. Friedberg Concert Hall at the Peabody Institute. The program included the North American premiere of Grażyna Bacewicz's Symphony for String Orchestra (1946) as well as performances of Divertimento (1965), and Music for Strings, Trumpets, and Percussion (1958). The recital is part of a larger collaboration with the Polish Cultural Institute New York celebrating the life and works of Grażyna Bacewicz. 

Listen to Grażyna Bacewicz's Concerto for String Orchestra, I. Allegro:
(The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, led by Øyvind Bjorå, performs Grażyna Bacewicz's
Concerto for String Orchestra, I. Allegro)


To learn more about Grażyna Bacewicz, visit: pwm.com.pl.


Grażyna Bacewicz
Symphony (1946) 
for string orchestra
27'

Divertimento (1965)
for string orchestra
7'

Music for Strings, Trumpets, and Percussion (1958)
for five trumpets, three percussion, celeste, and strings
20'

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