Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet
Pianist Joyce Yang Plays Joan Tower
Saturday, January 16 at 7:30pm
Guest Artists
Joyce Yang, piano
HOUGH FAMILY FOUNDATION MASTERWORKS
TCHAIKOVSKY’S ROMEO & JULIET
SATURDAY, JANUARY 16 AT 7:30PM
Pre-Concert Conversations: Get the real story behind the composers and their music, straight from the conductor and guest soloists. Starts one hour before each Masterworks concert in the theater. Included free with each concert ticket. Sponsored by The Ruth & J O Stone Foundation.
Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Joan Tower: Piano Concerto (Homage to Beethoven)
Florent Schmitt: Antoine et Cléopâtre, Suite No. 1
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
Love can make you crazy — in the best and worst ways. Led by JoAnn Falletta, this emotional rollercoaster starts with Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde, where longing stretches to the breaking point. Then pianist Joyce Yang brings serious fire to Joan Tower’s Piano Concerto (Homage to Beethoven) — a piece that feels bold, restless and completely alive. Florent Schmitt’s Antoine et Cléopâtre adds a dose of drama and heat, setting the stage for the ultimate love story gone off the rails: Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet. Big emotions, sweeping melodies and a sense that love might just ruin everything. Yet, somehow, it’s worth it.