Pianist Roger Wright returns to the symphony for a world premiere performance of an exciting new work for piano and orchestra by Houston-based composer Matthew Mason with a familiar title, Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, but with a uniquely different twist than Rachmaninoff's. Mason's work is immediately captivating and terrifically exciting from start to finish! Maestro Zoltek's evocative dance-inspired Hemispheres will open the concert. Concluding the program will be one of the great English compositions of the 19th century, Sir Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations, his fascinating musical portraits of friends and family.
Tickets are complimentary in tiers 2 and 3 for youth up to grade 12.
Pianist Roger WrightEvent Description:Pianist Roger Wright returns to the symphony for a world premiere performance of an exciting new work for piano and orchestra by Houston-based composer Matthew Mason with a familiar title, Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini, but with a uniquely different twist than Rachmaninoff's. Mason's work is immediately captivating and terrifically exciting from start to finish! Maestro Zoltek's evocative dance-inspired Hemispheres will open the concert. Concluding the program will be one of the great English compositions of the 19th century, Sir Edward Elgar's Enigma Variations, his fascinating musical portraits of friends and family.