December 4, 2021 | 8:00PM
Mandel Hall
Liszt & Sibelius
Masters of Romanticism
Hauntingly beautiful works by the great Scandinavian composer Jean Sibelius frame USO’s December concert: his early Overture to Karelia, designed to capture the rough-hewn quality of folk music, and his masterful Symphony No. 1 in E minor, which moves from the austere and desolate soundscape of its opening to soaring melodies, blazing fanfares, rich chorales, and charming folk melodies, before returning to the realm of melancholy and uncertainty. At the center of the program, 2020 Concerto Competition Co-Winner Baron Cao performs Franz Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat Major.
Free admission. Must reserve tickets in advance.
Donations requested at the door: $10 / $5 students & children
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