Pacific Symphony本周四起在Costa Mesa连演四场：James Ehnes演绎James Newton Howard第二小提琴协奏曲西海岸首演
位于美国加州橙县Costa Mesa的Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall，本周将迎来Pacific Symphony的四场演出：乐团艺术与音乐总监Alexander Shelley执棒，小提琴家James Ehnes担任独奏，10月22日至24日每晚8时、10月25日下午3时各演一场。本场演出为售票演出，票价以Pacific Symphony官网公布为准。
节目单包括三部作品：Paul Dukas的《魔法师的学徒》——迪士尼动画《幻想曲》的配乐名篇；电影作曲家James Newton Howard的第二小提琴协奏曲，由Ehnes作西海岸首演；以及Richard Strauss的交响诗《查拉图斯特拉如是说》，其开篇「日出」号声因电影《2001太空漫游》广为人知。10月25日下午场为缩减版节目，不含小提琴协奏曲。10月22日至24日晚场7时设有预演讲座，由Classical California主持人Alan Chapman主讲；晚场结束后，Shelley将在音乐厅举行海报签名会。
James Newton Howard是好莱坞最具代表性的电影作曲家之一，配乐作品约150部，包括《饥饿游戏》系列与《黑暗骑士》。他的第一小提琴协奏曲2015年即由Ehnes与Pacific Symphony首演；此次第二小提琴协奏曲回到同一舞台完成西海岸首演。Ehnes在收到该曲小样时曾讲起一段往事：2002年电影《天兆》（Signs）放映后，他的妻子曾对他说，应当请James Newton Howard为他写一部小提琴协奏曲。
演出地点为Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall，地址615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626。Pacific Symphony是橙县的主要交响乐团，常驻该音乐厅演出。
Pacific Symphony Opens Four Costa Mesa Performances Thursday: James Ehnes Plays the West Coast Premiere of James Newton Howard's Violin Concerto No. 2
The Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, Orange County, California, hosts four Pacific Symphony performances this week: Artistic and Music Director Alexander Shelley conducts, with violinist James Ehnes as soloist, on October 22, 23 and 24 at 8 p.m. and October 25 at 3 p.m. The concerts are ticketed; prices are as published on the Pacific Symphony website.
The program pairs three works: Paul Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice, famous from Disney's Fantasia; film composer James Newton Howard's Violin Concerto No. 2, performed by Ehnes in its West Coast premiere; and Richard Strauss' tone poem Also sprach Zarathustra, whose opening sunrise fanfare was immortalized in 2001: A Space Odyssey. The October 25 matinee is a shorter program without the violin concerto. A preview talk with Classical California host Alan Chapman precedes the evening concerts at 7 p.m. on October 22–24, and Shelley will sign posters in the hall after the evening performances.
James Newton Howard is one of Hollywood's leading film composers, with roughly 150 scores including The Hunger Games franchise and The Dark Knight. His Violin Concerto No. 1 was premiered by Ehnes and Pacific Symphony in 2015; the Second Concerto now returns to the same stage for its West Coast premiere. When Howard first sent Ehnes a demo of the concerto, Ehnes recalled that after a screening of the 2002 film Signs, which features solo violin, his wife had told him he should have James Newton Howard write him a violin concerto.
The venue is the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Pacific Symphony is Orange County's principal orchestra and performs at the hall throughout the season.
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