Overview
Strauss Conducted by Andrew Litton
Andrew Litton, conductor
Silver Ainomäe, cello
Basil Vendryes, viola
STRAUSS Don Quixote
STRAUSS Don Juan
STRAUSS Suite from Der Rosenkavalier
Principal Cello Silver Ainomäe opens this all-Strauss program with Don Quixote, for a concert experience that captures the breadth of the composer's remarkable oeuvre. The modernist Don Juan cemented Strauss' international reputation, and his comic yet bittersweet Der Rosenkavalier (The Rose-Bearer) remains a staple for opera companies worldwide. For Don Quixote, Ainomäe's cello plays the titular role of the windmill-battling man of La Mancha, while the viola captures the part of his comic squire, Sancho Panza.
