The FWSO’s Allan Steele: Schumann Cello Concerto and Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Symphonic
Dates
Location
Bass Performance Hall
Overview
This concert is dedicated to Medea and Jon Suder
Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique is widely regarded as the first important symphonic poem, complete with shepherd’s pipes, a dance, a “March to the Scaffold,” a beheading, a “Witches’ Sabbath,” and more for sharp-eared listeners. FWSO Music Director Robert Spano serves as guide on this exploration of Berlioz’s psyche, which follows Debussy’s hazy Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun and Schumann’s Cello Concerto with FWSO Principal Cellist Allan Steele.
BACHTALES WITH BUDDY | 1 Hour Before Concert
Before each symphonic concert, FWSO Principal Keyboard Buddy Bray offers a pre-concert lecture to dive deeper into the works, their history, and other fun concert-related facts. Bachtales with Buddy is free for all ticket holders.
Works
DEBUSSY: Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun
SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto in A minor
BERLIOZ: Symphonie fantastique
Featured Artists
Robert Spano, conductor
Allan Steele, Cello