The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra US tour in Chicago, Cleveland, Bethesda and NY - 4 performances in 4 continuous days, October 6-9! In Bethesda MD: Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra Outside Presenter Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at 7:30 PM Music Center at Strathmore Muhai Tang, Chief Conductor bgf.rs/en/bio/muhai-tang/ What a story lies behind the black-tied façade of this fabled orchestra! Founded in 1923 by the great Serbian composer and conductor Stevan Hristic, the Philharmonic has maintained its standing as one of Europe’s best orchestras, through wars and economic downturns, playing with courage and hope even as the bombs fell. Their Strathmore program—part of the orchestra’s first ever US tour—will include works by Hristic, Khachaturian, and Sibelius. Program: KHACHATURIAN HRISTIC SIBELIUS Masquerade: Suite The Legend of Ohrid, Suite No. 1 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43 strathmore.org/eventstickets/calendar/view.asp?id=10979 In Chicago, cso.org/TicketsAndEvents/EventDetails.aspx?eid=6824 The opening performance of the tour will be the March Slave. In case you are not familiar with the piece, read here about it. Very special. The Marche Slave in B-flat minor, Op. 31 (published as Slavonic March) or Serbo-Russian March (Serbian Cyrillic:Словенски марш / Српско-руски марш, Slovenski marsh / Srpsko-ruski marsh, Russian: Славя́нский марш / Сербско-русский марш, Slavyanskiy marsh / Serbsko-russkiy marsh) is a orchestral Tone poem by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky published on October 1876. The title Marche Slave is French. Background[edit] In June 1876, Serbia and the Ottoman Empire were engaged in the Serbo-Turkish War (1876–78). Russia openly supported Serbia. The Russian Musical Society commissioned an orchestral piece from Tchaikovsky for a concert in aid of the Red Cross Society, and ultimately for the benefit of wounded Serbian veterans.[1][2] Many Russians sympathized with their fellow Slavs and Orthodox Christians and sent volunteer soldiers and aid to assist Serbia. Tchaikovsky referred to the piece as his Serbo-Russian March while writing it. It was premiered in Moscow on November 17 [O.S. November 5] 1876, conducted by Nikolai Rubinstein. The march is highly programmatic in its form and organization. The first section describes the oppression of the Serbs by the Turkish. It uses two Serbian folk songs, Sunce jarko, ne sijaš jednako (Bright sun, you do not shine equally),[3][4] Rado ide Srbin u vojnike (Gladly does the Serb become a soldier),[5] giving way to the second section in the relative major key, which describes the Russians rallying to help the Serbs. This is based on a simple melody with the character of a rustic dance which is passed around the orchestra until finally it gives way to a solemn statement of the Russian national anthem God Save the Tsar. The third section of the piece is a repeat of Tchaikovskys furious orchestral climax, reiterating the Serbian cry for help. The final section describes the Russian volunteers marching to assist the Serbs. It uses a Russian tune, this time in the tonic major key and includes another blazing rendition of God Save the Tsar prophesying the triumph of the Slavonic people over tyranny. The overture finishes with a virtuoso coda for the full orchestra. The piece shares a few refrains with the 1812 Overture, with which it is frequently paired in performance. Support BPO: bgf.rs/en/support-us/ MEET BPO https://youtube/watch?v=tY8CvsrW40s
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