SYMPHORIA MASTERWORKS 2017-2018
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09.23.17 - From the New World
Anne Akiko Meyers performs Mason Bates energetic new violin concerto, which was commissioned for and
premiered by her in 2012. Dvorak’s folk-inspired New World Symphony concludes the program, as well as
Symphoria’s summertime celebration of the Erie Canal.
10.14.17 - Beethoven's Eroica
Shocking audiences since its premiere, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 will jolt you from its opening chords and
move you through the energetic and transformative work. Music Director Lawrence Loh conducts this striking work,
which is paired with Saint-Saens single movement Cello Concerto No. 1, performed by acclaimed young cellist
Julian Schwarz.
11.11.17 - The Planets
From the mighty red planet Mars to the cinematic Jupiter, Holst's The Planets has inspired sci-fi movie music for
generations - most famously, John Williams's, and his The Imperial March from Star Wars. Versatile pianist, Melissa
Marse makes her first appearance with Symphoria to perform Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
01.27.18 - Shifrin plays Mozart
Music Director Lawrence Loh conducts Tchaikovsky’s dramatic Symphony No. 5. The fifth symphony includes
metamorphosis through tragedy, a love song, a waltz, and on to eventual triumph. Award winning clarinetist David
Shifrin performs Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto.
03.03.18 - Rite of Spring
Moscow-born pianist Natasha Paremski performs Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 on this all-Russian concert. The
program concludes with Stravinsky’s controversial redefinition of 20th Century music, Rite of Spring.
03.24.18 - Mendelssohn & Mahler
Symphoria celebrates Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday with his Three Dance Episodes from On the Town before
dazzling violinist Chee Yun performs Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. Mahler’s sunny Symphony No. 4, with its
ethereal last movement describes a child’s vision of heavenly life
04.28.18 - Verdi’s Requiem
Concertmaster Peter Rovit performs Vaughan Williams effortless, lyrical work The Lark Ascending, while the
second half of the program is devoted the epic masterpiece Verdi’s Requiem with the Syracuse University Oratorio
Society.
05.12.18 - Nakamatsu plays Beethoven
Two revolutionary composers, both as musicians and as humanists. Beethoven’s Emperor Piano Concerto is
performed by Syracuse-favorite Jon Nakamatsu. Written after the death of Stalin, Shostakovich’s pulsing and
militaristic Symphony No. 10 is sometimes referred to as an “optimistic tragedy.”