Event
Josefowicz and Rachmaninoff
Naples Philharmonic Masterworks
Naples Philharmonic
Markus Stenz, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
John Adams — Scheherazade.2
Rachmaninoff — Symphonic Dances
Celebrated for her technically brilliant and emotionally intense performances, violin virtuoso Leila Josefowicz joins renowned German conductor Markus Stenz and the Naples Philharmonic in John Adams’ Scheherazade.2, the dramatic violin concerto that is a modern take on One Thousand and One Nights. The program concludes with Rachmaninoff’s sultry and triumphant final masterpiece, Symphonic Dances, a late Romantic-era work that reflects on portions of the composer’s life in each of its three movements, including a finale featuring Dies irae, the medieval chant for the dead.
Prelude at 6:30pm
Join the conductor before the performance for an insightful 30-minute prelude discussion about the program.
Music and Museum
All Masterworks tickets include same-day admission to The Baker Museum. Museum hours on day of performance: 10am-7:30pm. In addition, the doors to Hayes Hall will open 90 minutes prior to this performance. Arrive early to enjoy the exhibitions and light fare available at Heidi's Place.
Naples Philharmonic
Naples Philharmonic
Founded in 1982, the Naples Philharmonic normally performs over 140 orchestral and chamber concerts, as well as opera and ballet, education, community and special event concerts from September through June each year.
Meet the Musicians
Alexander Shelley
Artistic and Music Director Meet Alexander
Jack Everly
Principal Pops Conductor Meet Jack
James Ehnes
Artistic Partner Meet James
Manuel López-Gómez
Associate Conductor Meet Manuel
Markus Stenz
Markus Stenz
Markus Stenz has held several high-profile positions, including principal conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, principal guest conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and, most recently, Conductor-In-Residence of the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. He was General Music Director of the City of Cologne and Gürzenich-Kapellmeister for 11 years, conducting Mozart’s Don Giovanni; Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg; as well as Janáček Jenůfa and Katya Kábanová and Eötvös’s Love and other Demons.
He made his opera debut in 1988 at Teatro La Fenice in Venice, and, following various highly successful concert weeks with the Orchestra, he conducted a production of Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer. In recent seasons, Stenz returned to Dutch National Opera to conduct Mahagonny, traveled to Hangzhou in China for Die Walküre and conducted a special performance of Fin de partie in Kurtág’s hometown of Budapest before touring for performances in Hamburg and Cologne.
His extensive discography includes many prize-winning recordings, including the Gürzenich Orchestra’s complete cycle of Mahler’s symphonies, with Symphony No. 5 receiving the German Record Critics’ Award; Strauss’ Don Quixote and Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, both of which received unanimous critical acclaim; followed by an equally celebrated recording of Schönberg’s Gurrelieder released in 2015, receiving the Choral Award at the 2016 Gramophone Awards.
Leila Josefowicz
Leila Josefowicz
Leila Josefowicz’s passionate advocacy of contemporary music for the violin is reflected in her diverse programs and enthusiasm for performing new works. A favorite of living composers, Josefowicz has premiered many concertos, including those by Colin Matthews, Luca Francesconi, Matthias Pintscher, John Adams and Esa-Pekka Salonen, all written especially for her.
Recently, Josefowicz presented the world premiere of Jüri Reinvere’s Concerto for Violin, Harp and Orchestra with The Cleveland Orchestra under the baton of Music Director Franz Welser-Möst. Further engagements also included performances with The Philadelphia Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic and Minnesota Orchestra.
Josefowicz has also performed recitals at world-renowned venues such as New York’s Zankel Hall and Park Avenue Armory; Washington, D.C.’s Kennedy Center and Library of Congress; as well as in Reykjavik, Trento, Bilbao and Chicago. Her latest recording, released in 2019, features Bernd Alois Zimmermann’s Violin Concerto with Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu. She has previously received Grammy nominations for her recordings of Scheherazade.2 with the St. Louis Symphony conducted by David Robertson and Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Violin Concerto with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by the composer.
