Artists Eric Jacobsen, conductor Bella Hristova, Violin
Program DAI WEI – The Dancing Moonlight BARBER – Violin Concerto MUSSORGSKY/RAVEL – Pictures at an Exhibition
Music Director Eric Jacobsen and the Orlando Philharmonic present the celebratory opening concert featuring Mussorgsky’s “gallery crawl” (in Ravel’s glittering orchestration). Come along as your “mind’s ears” conjure the ten pictures on exhibit—including baby chicks pecking their way out of their shells, eerie Parisian “Catacombs,” and “The Great Gate of Kiev” shaking you with the tumultuous pealing of bells in the grand finale. Bella Hristova (The New York Times praises her “expressive nuance and rich tone”) steps into the spotlight for Barber’s Violin Concerto, exploring its serenity, angularity, and shifting accents that demand formidable virtuosic abilities. Dai Wei’s The Dancing Moonlight dazzles with energetic verve and rhythmic flair to start the concert.
Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts, 445 South Magnolia Avenue, Orlando 32801 View Map
445 South Magnolia Avenue , Orlando 32801