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CLASSICAL
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SATURDAYS 8 PM
FROM THE NEW WORLD
SAT , OCT 1 , 8 PM
PETER OUNDJIAN , CONDUCTOR TOM BORROW , PIANO
JESSIE MONTGOMERY Snapshots ( BSO Co-Commission ) MOZART Piano Concerto No . 24 in C Minor DVOŘÁK Symphony No . 9 , “ From the New World ”
Dvořák ’ s Symphony No . 9 evokes the wide-open , hopeful spirit of America through the eyes and ears of one of the all-time great symphonists . Jessie Montgomery , proving that Dvořák ’ s American dream is alive and well , explores a vision of music and life unbounded in her thrilling and impeccably crafted scores . The Israeli wunderkind Tom Borrow dashes through the high drama of Mozart ’ s C Minor Piano Concerto , supported by one of the most astute conductors on the scene . As The Baltimore Sun declares , “ Things tend to go very well whenever Peter Oundjian makes a guest conducting engagement with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra .”
CONLON CONDUCTS THE VERDI REQUIEM
SAT , JAN 21 , 8 PM
JAMES CONLON , CONDUCTOR MICHELLE BRADLEY , SOPRANO YULIA MATOCHKINA , MEZZO RUSSELL THOMAS , TENOR MORRIS ROBINSON , BASS THE WASHINGTON CHORUS EUGENE ROGERS , DIRECTOR
VERDI Requiem
When Verdi , the king of Italian opera , turned his talents to the Latin mass for the dead , he created a Requiem of unrivaled drama and power that has shattered the norms for sacred music . Drawing on a cast of today ’ s vocal stars , Artistic Advisor James Conlon brings potent new insight to this musical meditation on faith and perseverance .
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