The Chattanooga Symphony & Opera is offering two classical concerts in early November. The Barnett & Company Masterworks Series concert, set for Nov. 6, presents Schubert’s 4th Symphony, Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3, and Sibelius’ Violin Concerto featuring guest artist Andrew Sords.
Schubert’s 4th Symphony is also known as the “Tragic” Symphony, and was composed by Franz Schubert in April 1816. It was completed when Schubert was 19 years old, but didn’t premiere until Nov. 19, 1849, more than two decades after his death. Violinist Andrew Sords joins the CSO musicians for Sibelius’ virtuosic and darkly melodic concerto for violin. Mr. Sords has performed for over 150 orchestras across four continents and attended the Cleveland Institute of Music. The performance is at Thursday, Nov. 6, 7:30 p.m. at the Tivoli Theatre.
The CSO brings back by popular demand its Classical’s Top Hits concert at the Volkswagen Conference Center on Sunday, Nov. 9, at 3 p.m. For the second year, Music Director Kayoko Dan invited audience members to help program the concert by voting for their favorite pieces among pre-selected choices. On the program are Rossini’s The Barber of Seville Overture, the 4th movement of Dvorak’s Symphony No. 9, the 2nd movement of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake Suite, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol.
Tickets for both concerts are available by calling the CSO box office at 267-8583, visiting the box office Monday-Friday from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. at 701 Broad St., or online at www.chattanoogasymphony.org. Students can attend either concert for $15 with a valid student I.D. All ticketbuyers are invited to our post-concert casual meet and greet called Postlude with Music Director Kayoko Dan and musicians in the Tivoli Theatre lobby immediately following the Schubert’s 4th concert.
Barnett & Company Masterworks Series
Schubert’s 4th
Thursday, November 6, 2014 at 7:30pm
Tivoli Theatre
Kayoko Dan, conductor
Andrew Sords, violin
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 4, “Tragic”
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto
Volkswagen Series
Classical’s Top Hits
Sunday, November 9, 2014 at 3:00pm
Volkswagen Conference Center
Kayoko Dan, conductor
ROSSINI The Barber of Seville Overture
DVORAK Symphony No. 9, Mvmt. IV
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7, Mvmt. II
TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake Suite
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio espagnol