This performance sponsored by:
Bass, Berry & Sims
Dalen Products
Aram Demirjian, conductor
Zlatomir Fung, cello
MEILINA TSUI (b. 1993)
Floridian Symphony for orchestra (2024)
Commissioned by the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program, an initiative of the League of American Orchestras in partnership with the American Composers Orchestra.
EDWARD ELGAR (1857-1934)
Cello Concerto in E minor, Opus 85 (1919)
I. Adagio; Moderato
II. Lento; Allegro molto
III. Adagio
IV. Allegro; Moderato; Allegro, ma non troppo
Zlatomir Fung, cello
---Intermission---
IGOR STRAVINSKY (1882-1971)
Pétrouchka (1947 version)
First Part: The Shrovetide Fair
Second Part: Pétrouchka
Third Part: The Moor
Fourth Part: The Shrovetide Fair
POST-CONCERT Q&A with ARAM DEMIRJIAN
Steinway is the Official Piano of the MoxCar Marketing + Communications Masterworks Series.
Tonight's concert will be broadcast on WUOT 99.1 FM on Nov. 11, 2025 and July 20, 2026.
- The use of recording devices and flash photography during the performance is prohibited. Please remember to silence all electronic devices and refrain from text messaging during the concert.
- Latecomers will be seated during the first convenient pause in the performance.
This season, the KSO celebrates two milestones: our 90th Anniversary and Music Director Aram Demirjian’s 10th year on the podium.
To mark this moment, generous supporters have created the 90 for 90 Matching Challenge — a $45,000 pool that will match every new or increased gift dollar-for-dollar. Together, we can raise $90,000 to sustain the music, education, and community programs that enrich lives all across East Tennessee.
Program notes by Ken Meltzer
