Ludwig van Beethoven's influence was far-reaching and ushered in a movement of music that was picked up and further developed by composers like Wagner and Strauss. Betthoven's one and only Violin Concerto has become an audience and performer favorite, filled with delicate melodies and stunning poignance. This concert opens with a premiere by Los Angeles-based composer Sarah Gibson, which the League of American Orchestras commissioned with the generous support of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation. The concert scampersto an exciting finish with Richard Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, a lively, comic work about the conflict between stern forces of repression and the irrepressible spirit of freedom.

DIRECTOR
Timothy Muffitt
FEATURED ARTISTS
Bella Hristova, Violin