Orpheus premieres Danny Elfman & Chad Hoopes performs Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto
Thursday, May 4, 2023 @ 8:00pm – 10:00pm (EDT)
St. Mark's Episcopal Church – Capitol Hill,
Washington,
DC,
United States
Free (RSVP required)
- Chad Hoopes, violin
- Danny Elfman, composer
Danny Elfman
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Suite for Chamber Orchestra
(world premiere)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (arr. David Walter)
Modest Mussorgsky — Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Jannina Norpoth)
Felix Mendelssohn — Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 (arr. David Walter)
Modest Mussorgsky — Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Jannina Norpoth)
An evening with Orpheus Chamber Orchestra honors the legacy of conductor Andre Kostelanetz. Chad Hoopes performs Mendelssohn's violin concerto, and a new Library of Congress commission from acclaimed film and concert composer Danny Elfman. Jannina Norpoth's arrangement of Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition gives the Orpheus players a moment to shine.
Join for a pre-concert conversation with the artists at 6:30pm in the Whittall Pavilion.
Danny Elfman's Suite for Chamber Orchestra was commissioned by the Library of Congress, the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland.