Zurich Chamber Orchestra Tickets

PROGRAM:
ELGAR, Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS, The Lark Ascending (version for violin and string orchestra)
MENDELSSOHN, Concerto for Violin and String Orchestra in D minor
VALENTIN SILVESTROV, “Waltz of Moment” from “Silent Music” for String Orchestra
TCHAIKOVSKY, Serenade for String Orchestra

Music Director and violinist, Daniel Hope leads the venerated 76-year-old music institution, Zurich Chamber Orchestra (ZCO) in an invigorating program this spring! A protégé of renowned violinist/conductor Yehudi Menuhin, Hope is the first instrumentalist to be named Music Director of the acclaimed ZCO. Conducting from the violin, Hope leads the orchestra in a program featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending; "Waltz of Moment" from "Silent Music" by Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov; as well as two timeless works for string orchestra—Elgar’s exhilarating Introduction and Allegro and Mendelssohn’s lively D minor violin concerto. The program ends with the crowd pleaser, Tchaikovksy's Serenade for String Orchestra.