
Exodus: Jewish Composers in Exile
- Nov 4, 2023 at 7 PM & Nov 5, 2023 at 2 PM
- Fisher Center at Bard, Sosnoff Theater
Program & Artists
Alexandre Tansman Polish Rhapsody
Josef Tal Exodus U.S. PREMIERE
Walter Kaufmann An Indian Symphony U.S. PREMIERE
Marcel Rubin Symphony No. 4, Dies irae
Leon Botstein conductor
Noam Heinz baritone
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Part of TŌN’s Fisher Center concert series
Leon Botstein and The Orchestra Now perform rarely heard works by Jewish composers written while they were in exile from their homelands during World War II. Renowned Polish composer Alexandre Tansman fled Europe for the United States in 1941, and his rhythmic Polish Rhapsody—inspired by the invasion of Poland and dedicated “to the defenders of Warsaw”—was premiered in St. Louis that same year. Prolific composer Josef Tal emigrated to Jerusalem in 1934, and his dramatic Exodus, based on the Passover Haggadah, was debuted by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra during the first days of that country’s War of Independence. Walter Kaufmann was one of many Jewish refugees who found a haven in India, where he lived for 14 years and wrote his Indian Symphony. Viennese composer Marcel Rubin fled first to France and then to Mexico, which is where he wrote his melancholy Symphony No. 4, Dies irae, reflecting his experiences during the Second World War. Hear this program at the Fisher Center just days before TŌN performs it at Carnegie Hall.
These concerts will also be livestreamed on TŌNtube.
Concert Details
Estimated duration: 2 hours and 15 minutes
Brief remarks by a TŌN musician
Alexandre Tansman Polish Rhapsody
13 min
Listen
Josef Tal Exodus
U.S. premiere
Noam Heinz baritone
22 min
Walter Kaufmann An Indian Symphony
U.S. premiere
18 min
Intermission
20 min
Brief remarks by a TŌN musician
Marcel Rubin Symphony No. 4, Dies irae
29 min
Listen
All timings are approximate. Program and artists subject to change.
Sample the Music
Alexandre Tansman Polish Rhapsody
Marcel Rubin Symphony No. 4, Dies irae
Photo: The Orchestra Now at the Fisher Center at Bard by Matt Dine
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