Close-up: USA 250
Concertgebouw Orchestra musicians perform American classics and modern works
Musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States in the Recital Hall.
Concert programme
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Leonard Bernstein
Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
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Samuel Barber
String Quartet
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Caroline Shaw
Entr'acte for String Quartet
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Aaron Copland
Sextet for Clarinet, Piano and String Quartet
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George Gerschwin (arr. Henk de Vlieger)
An American in Paris
Performers
About this concert
With 250 years having passed since the signing of the US Declaration of Independence, we are saluting the United States. This Close-up concert features Barber’s String Quartet, with its world-famous Adagio, and Copland’s rarely heard Sextet. Bernstein’s Clarinet Sonata is now part of the standard repertoire. Caroline Shaw is well remembered here from her residency at the Concertgebouw in the 2024–25 season. Henk de Vlieger has arranged Gershwin’s An American in Paris for sextet.
Musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra perform their own programmes in the Recital Hall as part of the Close-up chamber music series. Each of these concerts is unique and performed only once as part of the series. It’s the very best way to experience the individual qualities of the orchestral musicians! These intimate concerts are organised by the Friends of the Concertgebouw and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Dates and tickets
About this concert
With 250 years having passed since the signing of the US Declaration of Independence, we are saluting the United States. This Close-up concert features Barber’s String Quartet, with its world-famous Adagio, and Copland’s rarely heard Sextet. Bernstein’s Clarinet Sonata is now part of the standard repertoire. Caroline Shaw is well remembered here from her residency at the Concertgebouw in the 2024–25 season. Henk de Vlieger has arranged Gershwin’s An American in Paris for sextet.
Musicians of the Concertgebouw Orchestra perform their own programmes in the Recital Hall as part of the Close-up chamber music series. Each of these concerts is unique and performed only once as part of the series. It’s the very best way to experience the individual qualities of the orchestral musicians! These intimate concerts are organised by the Friends of the Concertgebouw and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.