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Concert Sponsor:
Josep Caballé-Domenech Fund at the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Foundation
Concert Co-Sponsor:
Ralph L. and Florence R. Burgess Trust
Guest Conductor Sponsor:
Grant Langdon and Robyn Hamilton
Patricia Michels
Jim and Carol Montgomery
Guest Artist Sponsors:
Helene Knapp
Stephanie Fernyak and Fredrik Fernyak Bengtsson
Gary and Sally Conover
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Saturday, September 30 at 7:30pm
Sunday, October 1 at 2:30pm
Ari Pelto conductor
Michael Hanson violin
Verdi Overture to Nabucco
Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
I. Vorspiel - Allegro Moderato
II. Adagio
III. Finale - Allegro Energico
Intermission
Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 73
I. Allegro non troppo
II. Adagio non troppo
III. Allegretto grazioso - Presto ma non assai
IV. Allegro con spirito
In this concert, we feature three cherished masterpieces from the Romantic Era. Beginning with Verdi’s Overture to his first great operatic triumph, Nabucco, with its unforgettable theme from the chorus, “Va, pensiero.” We then hear Max Bruch’s virtuosic and lyrically rich Violin Concerto No. 1 featuring Philharmonic’s own concertmaster, Michael Hanson. The evening concludes with Brahms’s beloved pastoral Symphony No. 2, which ends in a blaze of jubilance.
