Kareem Roustom honors victims of racial violence with new violin concerto
Kareem Roustom honors victims of racial violence with new violin concerto Led by principal guest conductor Gemma New, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will premiere the work on Thursday, with its principal second violinist, Angela Fuller Heyde. Kareem Roustom, a Syrian-born American composer, completed his Second Violin Concerto last summer. In a phone interview, he said, 'It was impossible not to be aware of what was going on … and not feel this profound grief and frustration.'(John Robson) “In memory of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor and far too many others.” That’s the po...