An outstanding performance of Richard Strauss’s Metamorphosen anchors a concert that showcases NCCO’s impressively cohesive sound.
Kicking off The Soraya’s LA Seen festival, Blanchard plays excerpts from Champion and Fire Shut Up in My Bones.
Louise Farrenc’s enchanting Nonet, along with recent works by Nokuthula Ngwenyama and Sarah Gibson, highlight an imaginative program.
The violinist, joined by longtime collaborator Lambert Orkis, shines especially in the rarely played Sonata by Ottorino Respighi.
In four very different works, the company unfolds the choreographic intricacies of the “Dutch Grandmaster.”
