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Strauss & Bettison

July 1, 2022, 9:00 pm

Oscar Bettison (Photo: Kyle Dorosz Photography)

Bernard Haitink and Alan Gilbert share conducting duties in this concert of music by Richard Strauss and contemporary composer Oscar Bettison.

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Richard Strauss: Don Quixote
Cynthia Phelps, viola; Carter Brey, cello; Bernard Haitink, conductor

Oscar Bettison: Threaded Madrigals for solo viola
Rebecca Young, viola

Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Frank Huang, violin; Alan Gilbert, conductor

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