Charles Ives – The Unanswered Question
Mason Bates – Violin Concerto
Einojuhani Rautavaara – Fantasy for solo violin and orchestra
Edward Elgar – Enigma Variations
Jan Söderblom, conductor
Anne Akiko Meyers, violin
The Unanswered Question of Charles Ives and the Enigma Variations of Edward Elgar operate in the realm of great secrets. The violin concerto of composer-DJ Mason Bates combines club sounds with symphonic music. It shares one thing in common with Einojuhani Rautavaara’s Fantasy: both were composed especially for Anne Akiko Meyers.