Scheherazade.2

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Scheherazade.2 is a contemporary violin concerto by John Adams that reimagines the legendary storyteller Scheherazade through a modern, feminist lens.

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instanceOf orchestral work
violin concerto
commissionedBy New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra NERFINISHED
St. Louis Symphony NERFINISHED
Sydney Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED
composer John Adams NERFINISHED
dedicatedTo Leila Josefowicz NERFINISHED
exploresTheme female agency
religious extremism
violence against women
hasCatalogueNumber none (uncatalogued opus)
hasDuration approximately 48 minutes
hasGenre contemporary classical music
hasMovement “A Long Desire (Love Scene)” NERFINISHED
“Escape, Flight, Sanctuary” NERFINISHED
“Scheherazade and the Men with Beards” NERFINISHED
“Tale of the Wise Young Woman – Pursuit by the True Believers” NERFINISHED
hasOrchestration orchestra
hasSoloInstrument violin
hasSubtitle Dramatic symphony for violin and orchestra NERFINISHED
inspiredBy One Thousand and One Nights NERFINISHED
Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade NERFINISHED
languageOfTitle English
narrativePerspective feminist reinterpretation of Scheherazade
portraysCharacterAs modern, empowered woman
premiereConductor David Robertson NERFINISHED
premiereCountry United States NERFINISHED
premiereDate 2015-03-26
premiereLocation New York City NERFINISHED
premiereOrchestra New York Philharmonic NERFINISHED
premierePerformer Leila Josefowicz NERFINISHED
premiereVenue David Geffen Hall NERFINISHED
subject Scheherazade NERFINISHED
yearOfComposition 2014

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John Adams (composer) notableWork Scheherazade.2