Belgian National Orchestra, Zhang & Banks

Billy Childs' Saxophone Concerto

What does it mean to feel at home when you leave? And what do you carry with you when you arrive? In Diaspora, Billy Childs creates a deeply evocative concerto in which the saxophone speaks as a travelling voice. Jazz, classical writing and personal history merge into music that moves between roots and open horizons. Steven Banks gives this voice warmth, nostalgia and a strong sense of individual presence. In response, Antonín Dvořák’s Ninth Symphony, ""From the New World"", emerges in a new light. Far from a folkloric postcard, the work is infused with longing, wonder and inner tension. Listening closely to both unfamiliar sounds and distant memories, Dvořák shaped a symphony that remains constantly in motion, anchored, yet always searching. An evening devoted to identity, displacement and the act of listening beyond borders.

Enhance your experience beyond the concert with an introduction! The introduction starts at 7 pm and is free upon presentation of your concert ticket.

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