Schumann, Beethoven, and Marquez
Thursday, August 7, 2025, 6:30 PM MDT
Sun Valley Pavilion
Festival Orchestra
Alasdair Neale, Conductor
Polina Sedukh, Violin
Stephanie Childress, Conductor
Pre-Concert Chat at 5:45 PM
Lawn Paver Bar
Arturo Marquez
Danzon No. 2
Ludwig van Beethoven
Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50
Robert Schumann
Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, Op. 120
Stephanie Childress leads Schumann’s powerful and dramatic Symphony No. 4, a great example of Romantic (and romantic) music. It’s full of emotion, ranging from darkly brooding and mysterious to tender and melancholic. Schumann’s form is intricate and innovative, with the four movements fused together and various themes reappearing throughout. Also in a romantic vein, Principal Second Violin Polina Sedukh performs Beethoven’s Romance No. 2 with the Festival Orchestra, her violin singing the lovely melody. The concert opens with Arturo Márquez’s Danzon No. 2, a rhythmic and hypnotic dance tune made famous by its appearance in Mozart in the Jungle.
