Mahler Meets Klezmer
Mahler Meets Klezmer: Titans of Sound
Presented with the support of the Azrieli Music Prizes Performance Fund
Saturday, April 20, 2024 | 7:30pm
Sunday, April 21, 2024 | 3:00pm
Concert Duration: Approximately 100 minutes
The Granada Theatre.
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This concert will leave you in awe, starting with Mozart’s Overture to Abduction from the Seraglio, K.384. Prepare to be blown away by David Krakauer’s stunning performance of Wlad Marhulets’ Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet, which combines traditional klezmer (traditional Jewish & East European) music with classical instrumentation to create a truly unique and captivating sound. As for Mahler’s emotional masterpiece Symphony No. 1 in D major, “Titan,” you will understand why this performance is subtitled Titans of Sound.
The Artists
Nir Kabaretti, Conductor
David Krakauer, Clarinet
Repertoire
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Overture to Abduction from the Seraglio, K.384
Wlad Marhulets | Concerto for Klezmer Clarinet
Gustav Mahler | Symphony No. 1 in D major, “Titan”
Widely considered one of the greatest clarinetists on the planet, Grammy®- and Juno-nominated soloist, band leader, and composer David Krakauer has been praised internationally as a key innovator in modern klezmer as well as a major voice in classical music.
Major appearances as soloist include the Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Orchestre de Lyon, Dresdener Philharmonie; Baltimore, Detroit, and Seattle Symphonies, and the Kronos, Emerson, Tokyo, and Miro String Quartets. Krakauer’s latest project, “Breath and Hammer” with renowned South African pianist Kathleen Tagg, re-contextualizes Krakauer’s sound by adding electronics and extended techniques to the acoustic duo of clarinet and piano.
Krakauer’s discography contains some of the most important clarinet recordings of recent decades, including The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind (Golijov/Kronos/Nonesuch) and The Twelve Tribes (Label Bleu). Current faculty positions include the Manhattan School of Music, the Mannes College of Music (New School), The Bard Conservatory, and NYU.
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Conducted by The Santa Barbara Symphony’s
World Renowned Conductor
Nir Kabaretti
Nir Kabaretti has worked with some of the world’s most sought-after musicians. Some of his most well-known collaborators include Lang Lang, Placido Domingo, Joyce Di Donato, Angel Joy Blue, Vadim Repin, Gilles Apap, Hélène Grimaud, and André Watts.
Conducted by The Santa Barbara Symphony's World Renowned Conductor
Nir Kabaretti
Nir Kabaretti has worked with some of the world’s most sought-after musicians. Some of his most well-known collaborators include Lang Lang, Placido Domingo, Joyce Di Donato, Angel Joy Blue, Vadim Repin, Gilles Apap, Hélène Grimaud, and André Watts.
A very warm and special thank you
to our 2023/24 season donors and the sponsors making
this event possible!
Sponsors
Principal Concert Sponsor
-- Ann Jackson Family Foundation--
Artist Sponsors
--Brown Family Foundation in memory of Hans Koellner--
-- Ellen Lehrer Orlando & Thomas Orlando --
Selection Sponsors
-- Eve Bernstein --
-- Ruth & John Matuszeski --
-- Stefan & Christine Riesenfeld --
2023/24 Concert Season Sponsor
Sarah & Roger Chrisman
Corporate Season Sponsor
Grand Venue Sponsor
