Detroit Symphony Orchestra | Educational Concert Series Watch Party - What is a Concerto? @detroitsymphony | Uploaded July 2020 | Updated October 2024, 9 hours ago.
As schools across Michigan and the United States closed due to the pandemic, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra curated virtual Educational Concerts to support teachers and students navigating remote music education.

The concerto has been a popular form of composition for hundreds of years! “What is a Concerto?” explores the evolution of the concerto through different musical eras and across different instruments. Check out our Student Mini-Guide for the performance, with accompanying lessons and activities, here.


Music:

F.J. Haydn Concerto for Two Horns in E-flat Major
III. Rondeau: Allegretto
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Simone Young, conductor
Karl Pituch, horn
Johanna Yarbrough, horn
Originally performed June 1, 2019

Johannes Brahms Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 77
III. Allegro giocoso- Poco più presto
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Originally performed December 7, 2018

Gabriel Prokofiev Saxophone Concerto
IV. Allegro mechanico (excerpt)
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Andrey Boreyko, conductor
Branford Marsalis, alto saxophone
Originally performed March 24, 2017