23-24 Sibelius & Dvorak

Jacob Joyce, Conductor
Kerson Leong, Violin


Paul Kawabe (23-24 Composer Fellow), New Work
Sibelius, Violin Concerto
Dvorák, Symphony No. 7

About this Concert:
Rising Canadian virtuoso Kerson Leong performs Sibelius’ haunting and mysterious Violin Concerto, which seeks beauty in the dark depths of Nordic winter. Dvorák’s emotionally charged Symphony No. 7 overflows with intense patriotism for the composer’s birth nation.