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This orchestral program centers on Anna Clyne’s 2021 concerto Glasslands, spotlighting the saxophone as an unconventional solo instrument. The piece transports listeners to a mythical realm: the composer imagines three worlds ruled by the Banshee, a female spirit in Irish folklore who heralds a family’s death through wailing and keening. Framed by pillars of the repertoire, the evening balances a contemporary centerpiece with classic works, revealing Clyne’s modern voice and the distinctive timbre of the soprano saxophone in a symphonic setting—performed by the German-Ukrainian saxophonist Asya Fateyeva. The program opens with Glinka’s high-voltage Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture and closes with Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony, a meditation on fate in shifting guises. Nicholas Milton leads the Göttinger Symphonieorchester through these contrasting yet thematically connected sound worlds.
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