Grammy nominee Elmar Oliveira, the only American violinist to win the Gold Medal in Moscow’s prestigious Tchaikovsky International Competition, joins your Philharmonic in one of the most electrifying works of the Classics season: Samuel Barber’s Violin Concerto. Music of Rossini and Puccini add spice and drama, and Mendelssohn’s spirited Symphony No. 4, “Italian” brings the evening to a galloping finish. Violin lovers – this concert definitely has some strings attached!
Rossini : Overture to Italian in Algiers
*Barber : Violin Concerto
Puccini : Crisantemi (Chrysanthemums)
Mendelssohn : Symphony No. 4, “Italian”
