Andris Nelsons conducts León, Copland, Barber, and Simon with William R. Hudgins, clarinet

Andris Nelsons, conductor
William R. Hudgins, clarinet

Tania LEÓN New work (world premiere; BSO co-commission)
COPLAND Clarinet Concerto
BARBER Adagio for Strings
Carlos SIMON Wake Up: A Concerto for Orchestra

Music Director Andris Nelsons leads this all-American program including works by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tania León and inaugural BSO Composer Chair Carlos Simon. BSO Principal Clarinet William R. Hudgins is the soloist in Aaron Copland’s delightful Clarinet Concerto, contrasting with Samuel Barber’s soulful Adagio for Strings.