John Adams, conductor 
Leila Josefowicz, violin 

Astor Piazzolla (arr. John Adams): Three Tangos
Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kijé – Suite
John Adams: Scheherazade.2 
 
Presales begin August 21 for applicable groups (*see below) and tickets go on sale to the general public for fall NSO performances at the Center for the Arts on August 28. 
 
Some stories belong to the outsiders. Violinist Leila Josefowicz joins composer and conductor John Adams for a program of rebels, heroes, and characters who defy convention. Adams puts his own twist on the tangos of Piazzolla, while Prokofiev’s Lieutenant Kijé gives a fictional military hero unexpected life through satire. The music culminates in Adams’ Scheherazade.2, a fierce reimagining of Rimsky-Korsakov’s legendary heroine. Here, Scheherazade is no longer simply a storyteller, but a woman fighting for her own survival—with Josefowicz as her fearless musical voice.

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