Start Time
- 7:30p on Friday, March 1
- 7:30p on Saturday, March 2
conductor
Ken-David Masur
Dobrinka Tabakova
Thrace
Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”
CONCERT DETAILS
PROGRAM UPDATE: Unfortunately due to illness, bass-baritone Dashon Burton has withdrawn from his performances of Brahms's "Four Preludes and Serious Songs" from this weekend's concerts.
This evocative program opens with pastoral nostalgia; composer Dobrinka Tabakova describes her Thrace as “inspired by the landscapes of Thrace and the vivid contrast between the lowlands and the mountains.” Later, Artistic Partner Dashon Burton joins Music Director Ken-David Masur on stage for Brahms's "Serious Songs" – a somber valediction, penned less than a year before the composer's death. Detlev Glanert's arrangement of the final music Brahms ever wrote for the voice allows the full orchestra to sing. Lastly, one of the most popular symphonies ever written, Tchaikovsky’s “Pathétique” Symphony gives itself over entirely to emotion, tragedy, and passion.
Friday, March 1
MEET THE MUSIC
Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.
SOUND BITES
Music meets cuisine! On select Friday and Saturday evenings, enhance your pre-concert dining with Sound Bites, an elevated Chef’s Table culinary experience located in the Bradley Symphony Center Atrium. Sounds Bites reservations can be made as an add-on to your ticket purchase at checkout. Already have concert tickets to this performance? Standalone reservations can be made here.
Food & Beverage Service
Resonance Food Co. offers a variety of choices, prepared on-site by our full-time chefs. Beginning 90 minutes before each performance, enjoy tasty treats and libations at numerous bar locations throughout the Bradley Symphony Center.
Saturday, March 2
MEET THE MUSIC
Please join us at the Bradley Symphony Center one hour before the concert for a free Meet the Music pre-concert talk. Enjoy an engaging, informative look at the works you'll experience live at the performance.
SOUND BITES
Music meets cuisine! On select Friday and Saturday evenings, enhance your pre-concert dining with Sound Bites, an elevated Chef’s Table culinary experience located in the Bradley Symphony Center Atrium. Sounds Bites reservations can be made as an add-on to your ticket purchase at checkout. Already have concert tickets to this performance? Standalone reservations can be made here.
Food & Beverage Service
Resonance Food Co. offers a variety of choices, prepared on-site by our full-time chefs. Beginning 90 minutes before each performance, enjoy tasty treats and libations at numerous bar locations throughout the Bradley Symphony Center.
Support
Start Time
- 7:30p on Friday, March 1
- 7:30p on Saturday, March 2
conductor
Ken-David Masur
Dobrinka Tabakova
Thrace
Brahms
Academic Festival Overture
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 “Pathétique”