Classical Series
Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Heyward
FRI , APR 24 , 8 PM MEYERHOFF SAT , APR 25 , 8 PM STRATHMORE SUN , APR 26 , 3 PM MEYERHOFF Jonathon Heyward , conductor Sheku Kanneh-Mason , cello
JONATHAN LESHNOFF Starburst BLOCH Schelomo : Hebraic Rhapsody TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No . 5
Sheku Kanneh-Mason
Sheku Kanneh-Mason , the young cellist who rose to stardom as the first Black musician to win the BBC Young Musician Award , joins Music Director Jonathon Heyward in Ernest Bloch ’ s tuneful homage to Jewish music . Tchaikovsky ’ s powerful Symphony No . 5 resounds with sweeping melodies and the heartfelt drama of Russian Romanticism .
Katherine Needleman
Classical Series
Mendelssohn & Needleman
SAT , MAY 2 , 8 PM MEYERHOFF SUN , MAY 3 , 3 PM STRATHMORE Kristiina Poska , conductor Katherine Needleman , oboe
Experience the light and lyrical side of the BSO as Principal Oboe Katherine Needleman delights with Martinü ’ s rarely performed Oboe Concerto . Mendelssohn ’ s “ Scottish ” Symphony captures the charm of Scotland , while Bartók ’ s Romanian Folk Dances brings vibrant folk tunes to life .
BARTÓK Romanian Folk Dances MARTINŮ Oboe Concerto MENDELSSOHN Symphony No . 3 , “ Scottish ”
CLASSICAL COLLECTION
Classical Series
Lintu Conducts Sibelius
THU , MAY 14 , 7:30 PM MEYERHOFF SAT , MAY 16 , 8 PM STRATHMORE SUN , MAY 17 , 3 PM MEYERHOFF Hannu Lintu , conductor Francesco Piemontesi , piano
SIBELIUS Night Ride and Sunrise BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No . 4 SAARIAHO Ciel d ’ hiver “ The Winter Sky ” SIBELIUS Symphony No . 7
Francesco Piemontesi
Who better to channel the gleaming , frosty beauty of Finland ’ s most cherished composer , Jean Sibelius , than conductor Hannu Lintu , a celebrated fellow Finn ? Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi , who has charmed audiences across the globe , brings warmth to this program with Beethoven ’ s Fourth Piano Concerto .
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