MUSIC DIRECTOR FINALIST
JAYCE OGREN, CONDUCTOR
ISTVAN VÁRDAI, CELLO
Cellist István Várdai takes on Prokofiev’s breathtaking Symphony Concerto, once considered ‘unplayable’ and one of the most challenging works in the cello repertoire. The Russian drama continues as you explore a gallery of primitive paintings and march through the Gates of Kiev in Mussorgsky’s colorful Pictures at an Exhibition.
THE MUSIC
- Samuel Barber — Second Essay, for Orchestra
- Sergei Prokofiev — Symphony Concerto
- Modest Mussorgsky (Arr. Maurice Ravel) — Pictures at an Exhibition
