Ravel and a World Premiere

Overview

Experience an evening of breathtaking orchestral color as Music Director Robert Spano leads the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra through three captivating works by Maurice Ravel and a world premiere by acclaimed American composer Christopher Theofanidis. FWSO Principal Cellist Allan Steele takes center stage for the first performance of Theofanidis's Against the Dying of the Light, a new concerto for cello, strings, and harp. From the enchanting fairy-tale world of Ravel's Mother Goose Suite to the elegance of Valses nobles et sentimentales and the exhilarating finale of Daphnis et Chloé, this program brings together the beauty of French impressionism and the thrill of hearing a new work come to life.