I’ve pulled together my own suite of scenes from Prokofiev’s powerful and illustrative tale of forbidden romance. One of the greatest ballet scores in history and one of the Russian giant’s most beloved works, Romeo and Juliet is brimming with lyrical melodies and captivating drama. The concert begins with Mendelssohn’s enchanting Hebrides Overture, a tone […]
Transforming five lines of Rumi poetry into a musical language given voice by solo cello, Anna Clyne’s cello concerto, “Dance” will captivate listeners with an intensely emotional and evocative modern piece. Written for New-York based cellist Inbal Segev and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the concerto’s opening movement has over 3 million plays on Spotify and […]
Transforming five lines of Rumi poetry into a musical language given voice by solo cello, Anna Clyne’s cello concerto, “Dance” will captivate listeners with an intensely emotional and evocative modern piece. Written for New-York based cellist Inbal Segev and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the concerto’s opening movement has over 3 million plays on Spotify and […]
Our season #55 opener welcomes a year of classics, both timeless and of our time and features Richard Strauss’s tone poem Don Juan, Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto with the talented Daniela Liebman as soloist, and concludes with Beethoven’s immortal Fifth Symphony.
Laura’s season opener with the Reno Philharmonic introduces a year of stellar classics, both timeless and of our time and features Richard Strauss’s tone poem Don Juan, Clara Schumann’s Piano Concerto with the talented Daniela Liebman as soloist, and concludes with Beethoven’s immortal Fifth Symphony.
He’s back! Audience favorite pianist Jon Nakamatsu returns to Reno once again to perform the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 – surging with youthful fire, tender passion, and thunderous power. Written when Brahms was only 25 years old, the piano concerto is one of music history’s most monumental and stunning creative achievements. The program opens […]
He’s back! Audience favorite pianist Jon Nakamatsu returns to Reno once again to perform the Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 – surging with youthful fire, tender passion, and thunderous power. Written when Brahms was only 25 years old, the piano concerto is one of music history’s most monumental and stunning creative achievements. The program opens […]
Tradition and innovation combine to elevate certain compositions, as clearly demonstrated by Patrick Harlin’s evocative soundscapes, the twilit atmosphere of Benjamin Britten’s work and the passion and creativity of Mozart’s final symphony. Countess de Hoernle Theatre at Spanish River High School Pre-Concert Conversation 2:00 – 2:30 p.m. Concert at 3:00 p.m. Conductor Laura Jackson Tenor […]
The quintessential love theme, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy took ten years to achieve its final symphonic poem form. Pianist Ying Li offers Mozart’s brooding Piano Concerto No. 20, cavorting between ‘storm and stress’ and rhythmic energy. Altered Landscape was commissioned by guest conductor Laura Jackson, music director of the Reno (NV) Symphony Orchestra, to […]
The quintessential love theme, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy took ten years to achieve its final symphonic poem form. Pianist Ying Li offers Mozart’s brooding Piano Concerto No. 20, cavorting between ‘storm and stress’ and rhythmic energy. Altered Landscape was commissioned by guest conductor Laura Jackson, music director of the Reno (NV) Symphony Orchestra, to […]
Laura joins the musicians of the Reno Philharmonic to perform Shostakovich, Mozart and Novak. Composer Paul Novak is an alumnus of the University of Nevada, Reno and a former member of the Reno Phil’s Youth Orchestra! This concert includes the world premiere of his orchestral work—longing is an aviary. Violin phenom Charlotte Marckx, a Davidson […]
Laura joins the musicians of the Reno Philharmonic to perform Shostakovich, Mozart and Novak. Composer Paul Novak is an alumnus of the University of Nevada, Reno and a former member of the Reno Phil’s Youth Orchestra! This concert includes the world premiere of his orchestral work—longing is an aviary. Violin phenom Charlotte Marckx, a Davidson […]