Scheherazade.2

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Scheherazade.2 is a contemporary violin concerto by John Adams that reimagines the legendary storyteller Scheherazade through a modern, feminist lens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf orchestral work ⓘ
violin concerto ⓘ
commissionedBy New York Philharmonic ⓘ
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra ⓘ
St. Louis Symphony ⓘ
Sydney Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
composer John Adams ⓘ
dedicatedTo Leila Josefowicz ⓘ
exploresTheme female agency ⓘ
religious extremism ⓘ
violence against women ⓘ
hasCatalogueNumber none (uncatalogued opus) ⓘ
hasDuration approximately 48 minutes ⓘ
hasGenre contemporary classical music ⓘ
hasMovement “A Long Desire (Love Scene)” ⓘ
“Escape, Flight, Sanctuary” ⓘ
“Scheherazade and the Men with Beards” ⓘ
linked to: Scheherazade.2

“Tale of the Wise Young Woman – Pursuit by the True Believers” ⓘ
hasOrchestration orchestra ⓘ
hasSoloInstrument violin ⓘ
hasSubtitle Dramatic symphony for violin and orchestra ⓘ
inspiredBy One Thousand and One Nights ⓘ
linked to: The Arabian Nights

Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade ⓘ
languageOfTitle English ⓘ
narrativePerspective feminist reinterpretation of Scheherazade ⓘ
portraysCharacterAs modern, empowered woman ⓘ
premiereConductor David Robertson ⓘ
premiereCountry United States ⓘ
premiereDate 2015-03-26 ⓘ
premiereLocation New York City ⓘ
premiereOrchestra New York Philharmonic ⓘ
premierePerformer Leila Josefowicz ⓘ
premiereVenue David Geffen Hall ⓘ
subject Scheherazade ⓘ
yearOfComposition 2014 ⓘ

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John Adams (composer) → notableWork → Scheherazade.2 ⓘ
Scheherazade.2 → hasMovement → “Scheherazade and the Men with Beards” ⓘ
linked to: Scheherazade.2
John Adams → notableWork → Scheherazade.2 ⓘ