RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI
Saturday, October 28 at 8pm
Michael Francis, conductor
Yulianna Avdeeva, piano
Michael Daugherty: Metropolis Symphony
Rachmaninoff: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Ravel: La Valse
HOUGH FAMILY FOUNDATION MASTERWORKS
RHAPSODY ON A THEME OF PAGANINI
FEATURING DAUGHERTY'S METROPOLIS SYMPHONY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 AT 8PM
Michael Francis conducts internationally award-winning pianist Yulianna Avdeeva for Rachmaninoff’s beautiful variations on a striking melody by violin virtuoso Paganini. The most famous by far is the sweeping 18th variation, instantly recognizable from romantic films and compilations. Michael Daugherty’s Metropolis Symphony stands out as a vibrant piece of American culture: “Daugherty is an extension of Dvorak and Copland but with a dash of DC Marvel comics and Andy Warhol thrown in,” Maestro Francis says. The program concludes with Ravel’s La Valse, a passionate waltz that Ravel himself described as “a dancing, whirling, almost hallucinatory ecstasy.”
Bonus! For every Masterworks concert, Michael Francis has personally chosen a surprise “mystery piece” to enhance the live experience. What will it be this weekend?
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.