JOHN STORGÅRDS conducts, violin
EMILY LEVIN harp

BEETHOVEN Romance No. 2 for Violin and Orchestra
HENRIETTE RENIÉ Concerto for Harp and Orchestra
KEITH JARRETT Elegy for Violin and String Orchestra 
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 3

Principal Harp Emily Levin is front and center for Henriette Renié’s gorgeous Concerto. Widely recognized for his dual career, John Storgårds both plays and conducts Beethoven’s composition of poignant lyricism and songlike eloquence as well as Keith Jarrett’s Elegy, which pushes the boundaries of what we think of as “classical.” In Sibelius’s Third Symphony, listen for his new approach to symphonic writing — “the crystallization of ideas from chaos,” he calls it, where fragments of melodies slowly begin to coalesce as the music proceeds, gathering energy and ending in a glorious C-Major chord. 

Join us for a special pre-concert talk with Assistant Conductor Shira Samuels-Shragg! The talks will take place from Horchow Hall starting at 6:30pm on Thursday and Friday and 2:00pm on Sunday.