Cancelled

DVOŘÁK 7 + EIGHTH BLACKBIRD

January 16-17, 2021 | Music Hall

Cancelled

These concerts are cancelled due to the continuing COVID health crisis. View ticket options.

Program

JANÁČEK: Jealousy

KINDS OF KINGS: New Work for Eighth Blackbird and Orchestra
DVOŘÁK: Symphony No. 7

Artists

Ruth Reinhardt, conductor
Eighth Blackbird

Venue

Music Hall

Ticket Prices

From $14

Series

Series 3

What's Interesting

Grammy winners Eighth Blackbird and the CSO premiere music from Kinds of Kings, a collective of US-based composers focused on amplifying and advocating for underrepresented voices.
A richly personal overture from Janáček opens the program. Janáček didn’t complete a major score until age fifty, remaining one of music’s latest bloomers.
Dvořák’s searching and dramatic Seventh is a wonder of the symphonic repertoire. He wanted to create music that "must be capable of stirring the world."

What Critics Are Saying

“[Eighth Blackbird is] one of the smartest, most dynamic ensembles on the planet...”

—Chicago Tribune

“[Kinds of Kings’] sounds spanned pulsating repetitions, powerful smashes, dissonant odes, haunting melodies, unabashed loudness, and deafening quietude. They told stories—of barren wastelands, social injustices, the roiling ocean. The collective [...] upholds a twofold mantra: creating immersive work that spans a broad range of compositional styles, and amplifying and advocating for underheard voices in new music.”

—National Sawdust Log