For some reason the music of Ralph Vaughan Williams rarely gets performed. Starting Thursday night the LA Philharmonic will be performing his Sixth Symphony for three consecutive nights.
The Sixth Symphony made its debut in 1948. Vaughan Williams wrote the piece from 1946-1947. It is widely assumed to have been written in response to World War II, however the composer never confirmed that was indeed his motivation.
Andrew Manze, who is seen conducting in the clip above, will be leading the LA Philharmonic in these three performances. Also on the program is the Overture by Polish composer Bacewicz. She composed the overture during WWII in 1943. That will be followed by Mozart’s Piano Concerto 18 performed by Richard Goode. The evening concludes with the aforementioned symphony.