JoAnn Falletta, Conductor Tim McAllister, Saxophone Nikki Chooi, Violin Adrian Wyard, Visuals Choreographer Kenneth Fuchs – Eventide, Concerto for Alto Saxophone (World Premiere) Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64 Modest Mussorgsky – Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel) The concert begins with Fuchs’ “Eventide,” a piece inspired by spiritual tunes and featuring the saxophone’s looping melodies, performed by Tim McAllister. Renowned violinist Nikki Chooi then presents Mendelssohn’s Violin […]
Marcelo Lehninger, Conductor Natasha Paremski, Piano Ronaldo Miranda Temporal Variations (Beethoven Revisited) Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43 Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 Lehninger’s roots in Brazil are reflected in his choice of the Ronaldo Miranda’s Temporal Variations. We then move to one of the greatest of the variation structures, Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme […]
