Awadagin Pratt, piano
Kansas City Symphony Chorus, Charles Bruffy, chorus director
George Frideric Handel "Zadok the Priest," Coronation Anthem No. 1
Jessie Montgomery Piano Concerto (Kansas City Symphony co-commission)
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 9, "Choral"
George Frideric Handel wrote “Zadok the Priest” for the coronation of England’s King George II in 1727 and it has since been performed at every British sovereign’s coronation ceremony.
Acclaimed pianist Awadagin Pratt joins the Symphony to perform a new piano concerto by composer Jessie Montgomery. A violinist and graduate of Juilliard, Montgomery is finely attuned to larger cultural contexts and she writes marvelously incandescent music.
In a fitting season finale, Maestro Stern and the Symphony are joined by the Symphony Chorus and talented vocal soloists in Beethoven's triumphant Symphony No. 9 — his “Ode to Joy.” From its whispered beginning, the symphony leads inexorably to the culmination of Beethoven’s genius: the glorious final movement with a united powerhouse of chorus, soloists, and orchestra. The experience is unforgettable!
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