Against that backdrop, and with the Trump Administration demonizing trans people and undermining gay-rights advances, the Corigliano First lands with particular force. Dudamel and the orchestra delivered the score with absolute conviction and an almost punishing vehemence. Carter Brey’s cello solos in the first and final movements provided a vulnerable, intensely human contrast to the onslaught. Corigliano, who is eighty-seven, was on hand to accept a tremendous ovation.journey-inline-newsletterinline-newsletter