{"id":174935,"date":"2023-04-14T12:18:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-14T19:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inbusinessphx.com\/?p=174935"},"modified":"2023-04-14T12:18:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T19:18:55","slug":"the-phoenix-symphony-performs-belshazzars-feast-concert-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/?p=174935","title":{"rendered":"The Phoenix Symphony Performs Belshazzar&#8217;s Feast Concert This Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/inbusinessphx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Denk-for-Phoenix-Symphony.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-174936\" src=\"http:\/\/inbusinessphx.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Denk-for-Phoenix-Symphony-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.phoenixsymphony.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Phoenix Symphony<\/a> is announcing the Belshazzar\u2019s Feast concert April 14-16 at Symphony Hall, which promises unforgettable melodies rendered with exquisite care and precision.<\/p>\n<p>The concert will feature Jeremy Denk, Phoenix Symphony\u2019s guest pianist and an acclaimed artist. The Phoenix Symphony partnered with Changing Hands Bookstore for an event on April 12 at 6 p.m. in which Denk discussed and signed his memoir, <em>Every Good Boy Does Fine<\/em>. Peter Kjome, Phoenix Symphony president and CEO, engaged in a conversation with Denk about piano playing, the Phoenix Symphony and classical music.<\/p>\n<p>Watch Denk on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pianist-jeremy-denk-on-how-practice-makes-perfect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS Sunday Morning<\/a> and listen to him on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2022\/03\/21\/1087860647\/classical-pianist-jeremy-denk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NPR\u2019s Fresh Air<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Belshazzar\u2019s Feast will be held April 14 and April 15 at 7:30 p.m. and April 16 at 2 p.m. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phoenixsymphony.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tickets are available for purchase on The Phoenix Symphony\u2019s website<\/a><u>.<\/u> The Phoenix Symphony\u2019s Virginia G. Piper Music Director Tito Mu\u00f1oz will conduct the performance.<\/p>\n<p>From William Walton\u2019s unforgettably majestic Belshazzar\u2019s Feast to the brilliant pianist Denk exploring Johannes Brahms\u2019 second piano concerto, the concert promises unforgettable melodies rendered with exquisite care and precision. The concerto, a notable technical challenge for pianists, showcases Brahms\u2019 sharp intellectual prowess and with deep, often tumultuous changes. Belshazzar\u2019s Feast is an oratorio with The Phoenix Symphony with Chorus and Baritone soloist combining for a grand musical spectacle. Based on the Old Testament story concerning the lavish feast thrown by the Babylonian king, Belshazzar.<\/p>\n<p>The Phoenix Symphony is Arizona\u2019s largest performing arts organization and one of the state\u2019s most important cultural assets. In addition to performing traditional and modern repertoire in the fall and spring in Symphony Hall and around the Valley, its world-class musicians are actively engaged in the community thanks to generous foundation, corporation, and individual support. The Symphony is strengthened by collaborating with renowned guest conductors and artists. The core mission of The Phoenix Symphony is to provide the joy of live music as a catalyst for discovery, knowledge, compassion, and connection. Annually, orchestra members empower more than 120,000 students through education and partnerships and create opportunities for deeper connection for tens of thousands of adults experiencing homelessness, in Alzheimer\u2019s care facilities, in hospitals and in hospice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Phoenix Symphony is announcing the Belshazzar\u2019s Feast concert April 14-16 at Symphony Hall, which promises unforgettable melodies rendered with exquisite care and precision. The concert will feature Jeremy Denk, Phoenix Symphony\u2019s guest pianist and an acclaimed artist. The Phoenix Symphony partnered with Changing Hands Bookstore for an event on April 12 at 6 p.m. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":174936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[22],"class_list":["post-174935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-live-learn","tag-live-learn"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=174935"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/174935\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=174935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=174935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.inbusinessphx.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=174935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}