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	TITLE: Franz Weiser-Möst: From Richard Strauss to George Walker
	Director: Habib Azar Genre: concert Format: HD Composer: Richard Strauss, George Walker Contributors: Franz Weiser Möst, The Cleveland Orchestra Company: Lumahai Productions, The Cleveland Orchestra Runtime: 79' minutes. ID: 464.

SYNOPSIS

In a programme showcasing the breadth and variety of 20 th century music, Franz Welser-Möst leads The Cleveland Orchestra and Soprano Latonia Moore in George Walker´s Lilacs (1995) as well as an extended suite from Richard Strauss´ Der Rosenkavalier (1911) compiled by the conductor himself. This episode of In Focus will examine Welser-Möst´s long-standing connection to the music of Strauss and provide an indepth look into George Walker, the first African-American composer to receive a Pulitzer Prize in 1996 for Lilacs.