Prokofiev’s Violin Concertos bookend the composer’s 19-year exile from his native Russia. James Ehnes plays both in an athletic feat that captures the full range of this giant of 20th-century music.

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Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Approx. Duration: 15 minutes
Symphony No. 1, Op. 25, "Classical" (1918)

Allegro
Intermezzo: Larghetto
Gavotte: Non troppo allegro
Finale: Molto vivace

Ziwei Ma

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Approx. Duration: 22 minutes
Concerto No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 19 (1916-17)

Andantino
Scherzo: Vivacissimo
Moderato: Allegro moderato

James Ehnes

Intermission - 20 minutes

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Approx. Duration: 26 minutes
Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 63 (1935)

Allegro moderato
Andante assai
Allegro ben marcato

James Ehnes

Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953)
Approx. Duration: 15 minutes
Suite from The Love for Three Oranges, Op. 33bis (1919; revised 1924)

Les ridicules
Le magicien Tchélio et Fata Morgana
Marche
Scherzo
Le Prince et la Princesse
La fuite