Leila Josefowicz, violin & John Novacek, piano

FALLA
Suite Populaire Espanole

MESSIAEN
Theme and Variations

SCHUMANN
Sonata No. 1 in A minor

ERKKI-SVEN TÜÜR
Conversio

JOHN ADAMS
Road Movies

These days, if you are a composer looking for an ace violinist to make your new composition sound as thoroughly considered and fully embodied as a centuries-old work from the repertoire, you call Leila Josefowicz. At least if you are John Adams, Oliver Knussen, Thomas Adès, or Esa-Pekka Salonen. Josefowicz, a MacArthur Fellow before she was 30, has built her stellar career on a deep commitment to living composers, and here presents a far-ranging program, from a well-worn Schumann sonata to Messiaen's complex and colorful Theme and Variations. Estonian composer Erkki-Sven Tüür's thrilling Conversio and John Adams's buoyant Road Movies complete the program.