Emanuele Andrizzi, artistic director, conductor

Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Marriott Hotel, Ballroom 1–4
Norfolk, Virginia

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, op. 68 ("Pastoral Symphony")

I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827)

Concerto Gregoriano

Ottorino Respighi (1879–1936)

Akemi Takayama, violin

Symphony No. 8 in G Major, op. 88

II. Adagio
IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Antonín Dvořák (1841–1904)

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