When music director Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg calls her New Century Chamber Orchestra “the best string orchestra in the country,” it’s hard to disagree.
Celebrating its 20th season with opening concerts this week featuring Bloch’s Concerto Grosso No. 1, Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto in D minor and Shchedrin’s “Carmen Suite,” NCCO is among The City’s explosive musical success stories.
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Mark O’Connor believes in American music. Throughout his career, the violinist has embraced classical tradition while working to create what he calls “a new American classical repertoire.”This month, he makes his latest contribution to that repertoire with “Elevations,” a string symphony commissioned by the New Century Chamber Orchestra.
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