On May 2, 2019, Naxos released an all-Leshnoff recording performed by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Works include Leshnoff’s concert opener Starburst, his Guitar Concerto with soloist Jason Vieaux, and the premiere of his Symphony No. 4, “Heichalos” featuring the Violins of Hope.
Read MoreCommissioned by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, this piece, featuring its Artist-in-Residence, cellist Johannes Moser, had its premiere performances May 1-3, 2019.
Read MoreThe 2018-19 season marks the start of a new, multi-year residency with the Fairfax Symphony, encompassing the performance of both new and existing works by Leshnoff.
Read MoreThe 2018-2019 concert season will include world premieres by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra in collaboration with cellist Johannes Moser; the start of a new multi-year residency with the Fairfax Symphony; and performances with orchestras including the Harrisburg, Kalamazoo, and Nashville Symphony Orchestras. In spring 2019, the Nashville Symphony will release an all-Leshnoff CD under the Naxos label.
Read MoreOn Maestro Jaap van Zweden’s final concerts as Music Director, the Dallas Symphony premiered Leshnoff’s Violin Concerto No. 2 with its concertmaster, Alexander Kerr, as soloist. The piece has been hailed as an exciting new addition to the violin repertoire. The work will have its next commissioned performance with the Harrisburg Symphony in May 2019.
“Tuneful, toe-tapping, vividly rhythmic, the Leshnoff is a most appealing work…”
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, May 25, 2018
Read MoreIn March, the Nashville Symphony premiered Leshnoff’s Symphony No. 4, “Heichalos”, as part of an exciting collaboration with the Violins of Hope. The work, which features these special instruments saved from the Holocaust, received several standing ovations and will be performed again by the Symphony in May 2019.
Read MoreCommissioned by the Rogue Valley Symphony for their 50th Anniversary.
Conducted by Martin Majkut
“The world premiere of Jonathan Leshnoff’s Rogue Sparks was a beautiful and exciting piece that engaged every instrument of the orchestra. Just five minutes in length, the music conjured color, sparks and flames of fire brilliant against the night sky. Strings bantered with brass and percussion, seamlessly playing against each other.”
—Mail Tribune, February 18, 2018
Read MoreDallas Symphony Orchestra • Alexander Kerr, Violin
Commissioned by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas, TX
May 25-27, 2018 • Conducted by Jaap van Zweden
May 18-19, 2019 • Harrisburg Symphony
Commissioned by the Nashville Symphony Orchestra, this piece is based on an ancient Jewish mystical text called a Hechailos, which describes a mystic’s journey through a meditative pass way to get closer to God’s presence.
The piece will be recorded for commercial release in addition to the Guitar Concerto.
March 22-24, 2018 • Nashville • Conducted by Giancarlo Guerrero
Read MoreNovember 18, 2016 Release • Co-commissioned by the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and Carnegie Hall, an All-Leshnoff CD featuring the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, under the direction of Robert Spano: Leshnoff’s Symphony No. 2 and Zohar. Jessica Rivera and Nmon Ford, soloists. Performed April, 2016, at Carnegie Hall. (Amazon | iTunes)
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