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Gil Shaham

Butterfly Lovers Concerto

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Gil Shaham on Violin Concertos in the 1930s

Tour Dates

05/15/2019 - Alte Oper / Frankfurt, Germany
05/16/2019 - Alte Oper / Frankfurt, Germany
05/17/2019 - Alte Oper / Frankfurt, Germany
06/14/2019 - NHK Hall / Tokyo, Japan
06/15/2019 - NHK Hall / Tokyo, Japan
06/21/2019 - Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall / Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
06/22/2019 - Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall / Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong
06/23/2019 - Xinghai Concert Hall / Guangdong Sheng, China
06/28/2019 - Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Hall / Shanghai, China
06/30/2019 - Beijing Poly Theatre / Beijing, China
07/10/2019 - Frost Amphitheater / Stanford, CA
07/18/2019 - Palacio de Bellas Artes / Mexico City, Mexico
07/19/2019 - Sala Placido Domingo / Zapopan, Mexico
07/21/2019 - Bicentennial Theater / Leon, Mexico
08/26/2019 - Ravinia Festival / Highland Park, IL
1 Adagio Cantabile  
2 Allegro  
3 Adagio Assai Doloroso  
4 Pesante - Piu Mosso - Duramente  
5 Lagrimoso  
6 Presto Resoluto  
7 Adagio Cantabile  
8 Allegro Moderato  
9 Canzonetta: Andante  
10 Finale: Allegro Vivacissimo  
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Gil Shaham's love affair with the 'Butterfly Lovers' Concerto extends back over fifteen years, and it is only now that the opportunity has arisen to document this rewarding work to disc. Gil is an enthusiastic exponent of this concerto, having performed it in concert in the United States, Europe and Asia.

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  • Gil Shaham joins the Southwest Florida Symphony for first Masterworks concert of the season / LEHIGH ACRES CITIZEN
    Posted At: January 4, 2023 12:00 AM
    LEHIGH ACRES CITIZEN writes….Grammy Award winner and world-renowned violinist Gil Shaham will perform the first Masterworks concert of the season on Saturday, Jan. 28. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. at Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall in Fort Myers. The Southwest Florida Symphony, the only professional orchestra in Lee County and fourth oldest orchestra in the state, is thrilled to announce Gr...
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  • Gil Shaham plays Beethoven's Violin Concerto on WRTI: The Philadelphia Orchestra in Concert
    Posted At: January 7, 2020 12:00 AM

    Join us on Sunday, January 12th at 1 PM as guest conductor Susanna Mälkki returns to The Philadelphia Orchestra podium for a performance of Beethoven's Violin Concerto in D with soloist Gil Shaham. Also on the program, Prokofiev's Symphony Number 5, and a first-ever Philadelphia Orchestra performance by the contemporary French composer Betsy Jolas: A Little Summer Suite. This concert is part of ...
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  • Costanzo, Andsnes, Ehnes, Shaham, Ax make South Florida Classical Review's 'Top Ten Performances of 2018'
    Posted At: December 21, 2018 12:00 AM

    Gluck's pathbreaking fusion of music, dance and drama was seamlessly integrated at Florida Grand Opera in director-choreographer Keturah Stickann's eye-filling production. Countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo dominated the stage vocally and dramatically as the minstrel Orfeo.  Leif Ove Andsnes is one of the most intelligent, probing pianists on the contemporary concert scene. In February Andsnes j...
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  • Gil Shaham and MTT find connections between Mahler and Berg / San Francisco Classical Voice
    Posted At: March 27, 2018 12:00 AM

    p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #606060} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #606060; min-height: 14.0px} Not-so-breaking news: San Francisco Symphony can still play Mahler's Fifth Symphony. Sunday's performance, conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas, was predictably good. I wouldn't have guessed that it's been a full ...
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  • Gil Shaham set for Tchaikovsky's Concerto in D Major with the MSO / Madison.com
    Posted At: January 22, 2018 12:00 AM

    One can only speculate how many hundreds or thousands of times Gil Shaham has played Tchaikovsky's Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra in concert, in rehearsal, and in practice. And yet, if his physical language is any indication, he is thrilled to do so again. This is an enchanting spectacle to witness. To see - and more importantly hear - such an accomplished musician bring both newness and wi...
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  • Crossover Media artists well represented in Spivey Hall's 27th season calendar / ArtsATL
    Posted At: March 9, 2017 12:00 AM

    Spivey Hall has announced an eclectic mix for its 27th season that will feature 31 concerts, with more than 100 musicians from 14 countries. Kenny Barron will bring his trio to Spivey Hall in November. Gil Shaham, playing with pianist Akira Eguchi, performs February 17, and Sir András Schiff will make a rare Atlanta appearance on October 27 to play a program of Mendelssohn, Beethoven, Brahms and B...
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  • Gil Shaham plays a 'Butterfly Lovers Concerto'
    Posted At: August 12, 2013 12:00 AM

    Gil Shaham's love affair with the 'Butterfly Lovers' Concerto extends back over fifteen years, and it is only now that the opportunity has arisen to document this rewarding work to disc. Gil is an enthusiastic exponent of this concerto, having performed it in concert in the United States, Europe and Asia. It is a work with which Gil has a very strong musical affinity and in an inter...
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