Concerto for Orchestra with the ASO · Atlanta · Jan 21, 2027

Rising-star conductor Ben Glassberg joins the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra for mid-century delights. During World War II, Jewish exile Erich Korngold, created sweeping melodies for Hollywood, only to repurpose them for his 1946 Violin Concerto, which will be performed by the captivating Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma. Glassburg concludes the concert with an irresistible orchestral delight written by yet another refugee, Béla Bartók, his Concerto for Orchestra, composed in Upstate New York in 1943. American composer Morton Gould fused jazz, folk, and show tunes to create a classic sound in his settings of spirituals during the Great Migration.