Concerts · Wilmington Symphony Orchestra
Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Opening Night: Three Generations of American Music
Wilmington Symphony Orchestra · Wilson Center @ CFCC · Wilmington, North Carolina
Program
- Carlos Simon Motherboxx Connection
- Samuel Barber Violin Concerto, Op. 14
- Antonín Dvořák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, "From the New World" from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95
Artists
- Peter Askim Conductor
- Stephan Jackiw Soloist, Violin
Running time: about 1 h 23 min including an intermission (estimate from the works' usual timings; not every piece has one)
Worth the drive: Barber's 1939 Violin Concerto pairs lyrical, singing melodies in its first two movements with a breathless, moto perpetuo finale, and remains one of the most-performed 20th-century American violin concertos. More about Samuel Barber's Violin Concerto, Op. 14 →
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