Berkeley Symphony premieres Samuel Adams’ violin concerto

On Thursday, the Berkeley Symphony presents the world premiere of Adams’ first Violin Concerto, a four-movement response to the tradition of violin concertos by J. S. Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky and Ligeti — a clear omission of the popular romantic warhorses of violin literature.

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