Grammy Award®-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich, an artist of “scarcely believable commitment” (New York Times), performs Britten’s Violin Concerto, a beautiful and conflicted work penned as WWII was beginning — and as Britten was first falling in love. Shostakovich’s charged ballet Age of Gold deals with themes of injustice and corruption and ends in the overthrow of capitalism itself — the MSO performs a suite of the ballet’s music in this 1930s-inspired program, which also includes Hindemith’s Mathis der Maler and a sweeping Oscar-nominated cinematic score by Hollywood’s Korngold.
Violinist Karen Gomyo, “…a first-rate artist of real musical command, vitality, brilliance and intensity” (Chicago Tribune), joins the MSO to perform Shostakovich’s expressive — at times nearly demonic — First Violin Concerto. William Eddins returns to lead this vivid program, which balances Shos...
Violinist Chee-Yun's flawless technique, dazzling tone, and compelling artistry have enraptured audiences on five continents. Now, she performs Édouard Lalo's Symphonie espagnole, anchoring a program of dance and delight which includes flavors of Spain in Ravel’s Rapsodie espagnole and Falla’s Th...
