Opening Night at Symphony
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
Opening Night at Symphony, a stand-alone fundraising event to benefit the BSO, will be set inside majestic Symphony Hall. The evening will featuring dynamic pianist Lang Lang performing works including Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2 with Andris Nelsons and the BSO. Learn more about Opening Night at Symphony, including attending the full celebration.
Performance Details
Sep 24, 2022, 6:00pm EDT
Featuring
Program Notes & Works
Motherboxx Connection
The title of Simon’s Tales: A Folklore Symphony, of which Motherboxx Connection is the opening movement, suggests ties to such earlier African American composers as William Dawson (e.g., his Negro Folk Symphony) and William Grant Still.
An American in Paris
The Boston Pops began playing the piece regularly in 1929 with performances under Alfredo Casella, but the first BSO performance came much later, on August 9, 1974, at Tanglewood with Arthur Fiedler conducting.
The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Piano Concerto No. 2
Saint-Saëns wrote the Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor in less than three weeks in 1868. It remains his most familiar entry in the genre.
