KIRCHNER The Forbidden (world premiere; BSO 125th anniversary commission)
SCHUMANN
Piano Concerto
The Pre-Concert Talk will be given by Marc Mandel, Director of Program Publications, from 6:45 PM - 7:15 PM at Symphony Hall. Free to performance ticket holders. Pre-Concert Talks are sponsored by New England Coffee.
Audio Concert Preview by Richard Dyer, narrated by Ron Della Chiesa.
WGBH's Brian Bell on Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6 Every music director with the exception of William Steinberg conducted the Tchaikovsky Sixth frequently, even Erich Leinsdorf had difficulty staying away from the piece. Here is Brian Bell's analysis.
7:15 pm - 7:40pm, Miller Room Enjoy a free Pre-Concert Reading and Discussion on the occasion of the world premiere of Leon Kirchner's The Forbidden, a BSO 125th anniversary commission. Refreshments will be served. RSVP Required. To RSVP Please call (617)638-9329 or email customer service at customerservice@bso.org.
About the Music
The BSO's second world premiere of the 2008-09 season, continuing the series of commissions celebrating the orchestra's 125th anniversary, is the eminent composer Leon Kirchner's The Forbidden, based on his rhapsodic and romantic recent piano piece of the same name (aka Sonata No. 3). Tchaikovsky's lush, passionate, and searing Symphony No. 6, begins this concert, which ends with Schumann's Piano Concerto as performed by the great Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini.
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