This outdoor concert under the stars at the Epstein Family Amphitheater blends brilliance and intensity, beginning with Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro, a thrilling interplay between string quartet and orchestra. Mozart’s deeply expressive Symphony No. 40 follows, a masterpiece filled with drama and poignancy. Pianist Joyce Yang concludes the program with Saint-Saëns’s Piano Concerto No. 2, a virtuosic tour de force that balances lyrical beauty with dazzling keyboard fireworks.
Program:
ELGAR: Introduction and Allegro
MOZART: Symphony No. 40 K. 550 in G minor
SAINT-SAËNS: Piano Concerto No. 2 op. 22 in G minor*
*Soloist: Joyce Yang (piano)
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