São Paulo Symphony Orchestra

Dvorák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World' (45 mins)
Interlude
Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man (4 mins)
Joan Tower - Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman (3 mins)
Villa-Lobos - Momoprécoce (28 mins)
Ginastera - Estancia – suite (12 mins)
Edu Lobo - Pé de Vento from Suíte Popular Brasileira, orch. Nelson Ayres (3 mins) - Encore

Nelson Freire, Piano
São Paulo Symphony Orchestra
Marin Alsop, Conductor

Music from both American hemispheres features tonight. First the masterpiece through which the Bohemian Dvorák, resident in New York, sought to establish an American musical identity, a symphony exuding nostalgia for his own native woods and fields.

Later comes Copland’s iconic Fanfare and highlights from Ginastera’s best-known score. Joan Tower, whose childhood was spent partly in Bolivia, celebrates ‘women who take risks and are adventurous’, while distinguished Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire returns to the Proms to play one of Villa-Lobos’s most attractive compositions.

Katie Derham, Hostess

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