Sunday, April 5, 2009 at 4 pm

Coriolan Overture
Symphony No. 6 in F
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat “Emperor”

John O’Conor returns in performance of the delicate yet impassioned Fifth Piano Concerto, “Emperor.” One of music’s most popular masterworks, the “Emperor” Concerto is a spectacular triumph. Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony is a sweepingly romantic masterpiece brimming with splendid moments. One of only a handful of works that Beethoven named, he christened it the "Pastoral Symphony,“or “Recollections of Country Life.” The Sixth not only expresses the beauty of the natural world, but shares a tranquil vision of a day away from it all.

This concert is generously sponsored by: