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Muti, Kavakos & Beethoven 7

Sep 30-Oct 2, 2021
Riccardo Muti conducts the CSO - Naples 2020

Overview

Greek virtuoso Leonidas Kavakos performs Brahms’ Violin Concerto, a work that he has recorded with a “wonderful poise and instinctive elegance” (The Guardian). A cornerstone of the violin repertoire, the concerto brims with orchestral drama, rapturous melodies and earthy folk-dance rhythms. Riccardo Muti concludes the program with Beethoven’s exhilarating Seventh Symphony.

Program
Brahms

Violin Concerto

Beethoven

Symphony No. 7

Performers
Music Director Emeritus for Life
Sponsors & Partners

These performances are made possible by the Juli Plant Grainger Fund for Artistic Excellence.


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