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Biography
FRANS-AERT BURGHGRAEF
CONDUCTOR
"He is talented, knows what he wants, and is very capable of conveying this to the orchestra."
Edo de Waart about Frans-Aert Burghgraef
Education and Masterclasses
Frans-Aert Burghgraef studied orchestral conducting at the conservatories of Groningen and Utrecht. From an international selection of two hundred conductors, he was invited to participate in a masterclass with Bernard Haitink as part of the renowned Lucerne Festival. Edo de Waart selected him to lead a concert with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. In September , Frans-Aert Burghgraef was admitted to a highly coveted masterclass with Dima Slobodeniouk and his Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia in A Coruña.
Engagements
Since the beginning of his conducting career in , Frans-Aert Burghgraef has conducted nearly all Dutch symphony orchestras, including the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Radio Filharmonisch Orkest, Noord Nederlands Orkest, Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest, Philharmonie Zuid, Residentie Orkest, and Phion.
His international engagements include the St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra, Luzern Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia, and assisting James Gaffigan in La Fanciulla del West a
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Harris No. 3
Synopsis
Today’s date marks the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States. It is also the birthday of famous American symphonist Roy Harris, who stated he was born in Lincoln County near Chandler, Oklahoma on February 12, Some have challenged the accuracy of the date, as a land deed associated with his family suggests his birth year might have been , and Harris was the main source of information regarding the actual day of his birth.
There’s also some confusion about exactly how many symphonies Harris wrote, since he didn’t assign numbers to some of the works he labeled “symphonies” or “symphonic” — and in deliberately misnumbered his Symphony No. 13 as being his Symphony No. 14, because he considered 13 an unlucky number.
Despite all this, Harris’ Symphony No. 3 from is regularly cited as one of the best American symphonies of the 20th century.
As the Grove Dictionary of Music and Musiciansput it, “the musicality, breadth of vision, and generosity of impulse that form his best music assure him long-term recognition.”
So, whether or not it was in or , or even on February 12 — Happy Birthday, Mr. Harris!
Music Played in Today's Program
Roy Harris (): Symphony No. 3; Dallas Symphony; Eduardo Mata, conductor; Dorian
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