Oakland East Bay Symphony Presents 'Heroes and Giants' on Feb. 24 February 24, 2012

Focusing on works by two of the brightest figures in a generation of European musicians whose careers were prematurely terminated by the rise of the Nazi regime, Oakland East Bay Symphony will present "Heroes and Giants" at Oakland's Paramount Theatre on February 24th. Erwin Schulhoff and Mieczyslaw Weinberg created dynamic, unique works in climates of despair. Schulhoff was one of the first European classical composers to be inspired by jazz before his premature death in a concentration camp, and Weinberg survived years of imprisonment under Stalin to create one of the finest trumpet concertos in the musical repertoire. Oakland East Bay Symphony's own William Harvey will help bring Weinberg's trumpet concerto to life by serving as the featured soloist on this inspiring work. A third piece, Beethoven's Eroica symphony, will complete a musical evening of challenging, sublime music. An informative pre-concert talk by John Kendall Bailey will begin at 7 pm.

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