Symphony No. 4 "Heichalos" • Guitar Concerto • Starburst

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Release Date: 2019-05

Label: Naxos

℗ & © 2019. Made in Germany. Comes in a standard-size jewel case with a clear tray. 8pp booklet has notes in English. Playing Time: 55:02

Symphony No. 4 "Heichalos" (featuring the VIOLINS of HOPE) -- The Violins of Hope are a collection of instruments played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust that have been restored by luthiers Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein.

Recorded: 22-24 March 2018 ( tracks 1-2), 27-28 April 2018 (3-5), 17-19 November 2016 (6) at Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.

This recording was funded in part through grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and Metro Arts: Nashville Office of Arts & Culture.
Symphony No. 4 commissioned by the Nashville Symphony. Special thanks to Judah Gudelsky and Eileen Williams for co-commissioning this work.
Guitar Concerto commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; co-commissioned by the Nashville Symphony, the Reno Philharmonic and the Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias.
Starburst commissioned by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra; co-commissioned by the Kansas City Symphony Orchestra and the Orquesta de Extremadura.