Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Rafael Payare, Steven Banks
Two compositions, one powerful message: music as an expression of resistance, humanity, and triumph. Billy Childs' concerto Diaspora, impressively played by saxophonist Steven Banks, is inspired by Ravel and Barber and unfolds a moving musical narrative of African-American history.
Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 confronts the horrors of war with impressive force – the striking march theme in the first movement, in particular, combines an unshakable will to fight with hope. A monumental work that still impresses today as a passionate, anti-fascist statement.
Instrumentation
- Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
- Rafael Payare, Conductor
- Steven Banks, Saxophone
Program
Billy Childs
Diaspora, Concerto for Saxophone and Orchestra
Steven Banks - Saxophone
Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 60 "Leningrad"
Additional information
Participating artists
Steven Banks
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Rafael Payare
Dates
June 2026
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