NSOI: Bomsori plays Korngold's Violin Concerto

NSOI: Bomsori plays Korngold's Violin Concerto Join us for a dazzling night of orchestral wonder, set against the backdrop of Hollywood’s golden age. In this Friends Gala performance, National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, guided by the brilliant conductor Alexander Shelley, brings together the magnetic Korean violin virtuoso Kim Bomsori with a program that feels like a cinematic dream. The evening opens with Paul Dukas’s playful “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice,” a sparkling, chaotic romp that first enchanted audiences in the 1940 Disney classic *Fantasia*. From the first lyric to the final bow, Bomsori’s stainless-silver violin will carry you through Erich Wolfgang Korngold’s electrifying Violin Concerto—a 1947 masterpiece rich in sweeping, lush melodies drawn from Korngold’s celebrated scores for *Another Dawn* (1937), *Anthony and Cleopatra* (1936), and *The Prince and the Pauper* (1937). Dedicated to the beloved Alma Mahler, the concerto remains one of the most cherished romantic concertos for violinists and listeners alike. The night culminates with Richard Strauss’s monumental “Also sprach Zarathustra,” the towering, awe‑inspiring piece forever linked to the 1968 epic *2001: A Space Odyssey*. From the first note to the final chord, Alexander Shelley leads the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland in a rich, dramatic program that promises to delight audiences, remind them of cinema’s golden classics, and showcase the soaring baritone of Bomsori’s violin. Discover details and tickets here.