Description
Masterworks 17-18
2017 - 2018
This season has many exquisite highlights, including a rare opportunity to experience all five of Beethoven?s piano concertos in one weekend, Brahms?s spiritually uplifting A German Requiem with the Columbus Symphony Chorus and renowned vocal soloists, a concert version of Verdi?s Aida in co-production with Opera Columbus, and two Russian Winter Festivals, filled with some of the most emotionally rich works ever composed, such as Rachmaninoff?s Piano Concerto No. 2 and Tchaikovsky?s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture.
NEW THIS SEASON
Project: NATURE ties three concerts together with works inspired by nature, including Strauss? An Alpine Symphony accompanied by a photographic essay by Columbus photographer Stephen Pariser, Beethoven?s Pastoral Symphony, and Debussy?s La Mer. Project: NATURE partners with Branch Out Columbus to plant trees in Franklin Park in a plot of land to be dedicated the ?Columbus Symphony Grove.?
Focus: CREATIVE WOMEN A season-long focus on the contributions of creative women in the arts presents works by composers Kaija Saariaho, Caroline Shaw, Margaret Brouwer, as well as a world premiere by Portuguese composer Andreia Pinto-Correia. Conductor JoAnn Falletta, pianists Simone Dinnerstein and Natasha Paremski, violinist Jennifer Koh, and flamenco dancer Griset Damas.
Subject Matter ? This free lecture series will become the Prelude event at select concerts. Patrons will gain a broader context of the evening?s featured repertoire from presentations by professors of The Ohio State University with expertise in the field.
Item Special Note
A voucher will be presented to the highest bidder. The voucher is valid for 2 complimentary tickets to 1 CSO Masterworks performance int he 2017-2018 Season.
Offer expires April 18, 2018