Britten and Schumann
About This Concert:
Schumann painted the human soul at its most noble and lyrical in his beautiful Cello Concerto, while a century later during World War II, Britten created his touching Sinfonia as an impassioned cry for peace.
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Michael Francis, conductor
- Daniel Müller-Schott, cello
BRITTEN
Sinfonia da Requiem
SCHUMANN
Cello Concerto
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphony No. 6
Fun Facts:
- Music in response to war: Benjamin Britten was a passionate pacifist and Ralph Vaughan Williams saw the horrors of war first-hand–each created powerful music against it.
- Britten risked his career in declaring conscientious objector status at the beginning of WWII, and he left his beloved England for the States where his brand new Sinfonia was premiered.
- Vaughan Williams was a close eyewitness to WWI’s senseless carnage as an ambulance driver to and from the front lines.
- Daniel Müller-Schott was only three or four years old when he went with his mother to an orchestral rehearsal to hear the Schumann Concerto. When they got back home, he asked her if he could start cello lessons.
- Daniel Müller-Schott shocked the music world in 1992, winning the International Tchaikovsky Competition at age 15.
- When not practicing cello, Müller-Schott is often found on a soccer field.
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About This Concert:
Schumann painted the human soul at its most noble and lyrical in his beautiful Cello Concerto, while a century later during World War II, Britten created his touching Sinfonia as an impassioned cry for peace.
- Minnesota Orchestra
- Michael Francis, conductor
- Daniel Müller-Schott, cello
BRITTEN
Sinfonia da Requiem
SCHUMANN
Cello Concerto
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS
Symphony No. 6
Fun Facts:
- Music in response to war: Benjamin Britten was a passionate pacifist and Ralph Vaughan Williams saw the horrors of war first-hand–each created powerful music against it.
- Britten risked his career in declaring conscientious objector status at the beginning of WWII, and he left his beloved England for the States where his brand new Sinfonia was premiered.
- Vaughan Williams was a close eyewitness to WWI’s senseless carnage as an ambulance driver to and from the front lines.
- Daniel Müller-Schott was only three or four years old when he went with his mother to an orchestral rehearsal to hear the Schumann Concerto. When they got back home, he asked her if he could start cello lessons.
- Daniel Müller-Schott shocked the music world in 1992, winning the International Tchaikovsky Competition at age 15.
- When not practicing cello, Müller-Schott is often found on a soccer field.
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OH+ Concert activities on Thursday May 10 / see all upcoming OH+ events
Coffee Concert
When: Pre-concert Where: All lobby bars Enjoy complimentary coffee from Driven Coffee Roasters and donuts from A Baker's Wife Pastry Shop!
Bill Duna
When: 10-10:45am Where: Target Atrium Enjoy a performance of classics from the Great American Song Book. Bill Duna has played professionally both in and out of the country for more than 50 years. He was classically trained at the Chicago American Conservatory of Music, studied with the great Manfredo Fest (a famous Brazilian pianist and composer, well known for his arrangements for Sergio Mendez’s Latin Jazz group, “Brazil 66”).