Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra

Stravinsky, Brahms & Yi

Christopher James Lees, conductor

Lees Orchestra

7:30pm
Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall
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Punchy rhythms and relentless energy propel Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements with dynamic, unstoppable force. East meets West in Chen Yi’s vibrant Duo Ye No. 2. Brahms’s supreme melodic gifts are on full display in his glorious Symphony No. 3.

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Repertoire

Stravinsky: Symphony in Three Movements

Chen Yi: Duo Ye No. 2 (Full orchestra version)

Brahms: Symphony No. 3

Artists

Christopher James Lees

Emerging American conductor Christopher James Lees brings passionate and nuanced orchestral performances to the stage, a fierce commitment to contemporary music, and a natural charisma to audiences all around the world.

In 2018, Mr. Lees began an appointment as Resident Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra and Principal Conductor of the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra. In addition to the more than 50 annual concert appearances with the CSO, he has annually stepped in to conduct Subscription Classical performances on five occasions, including two gala concerts with legendary artists and Grammy Award winners Branford Marsalis and Rhiannon Giddens, respectively.

An active guest conductor, Mr. Lees has returned for performances with the Los Angeles and Rochester Philharmonics, the Houston, Detroit, Milwaukee, North Carolina, Portland, and Flint Symphonies, and conducted debuts with the New York Philharmonic, and New World, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Toledo, and Vermont Symphonies.

Additional engagements have taken him to the National Arts Centre Orchestra, Orchestra de Chambre de Paris, Aspen Philharmonic Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival Orchestra, and at the Music in the Mountains Festival & Festival Internacional de Inverno de Campos do Jordão in Brazil.

Location

Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall