Beethoven’s Second

Cowell, Adams, & Beethoven: Masterful Mavericks


The Lesher Center for the Arts

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Tradition and innovation intertwine in this California Symphony program. Henry Cowell transforms an 18th-century fuguing tune through a modern Californian lens, while John Adams’ Violin Concerto, with soloist Helen Kim, pulses with energy and luminous orchestral color. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 closes the program with buoyant humor and forward-looking spirit, music that crackles with momentum and hints at the symphonic future.