Hartford Symphony Orchestra Kicks Off Season

Ana Vivodic. Photo: courtesy of HSO

Hartford Symphony Orchestra Masterworks Series 
Scheherazade!

Friday – Sunday, October 7-9, 2016

Belding Theater at The Bushnell

Friday and Saturday 8 pm│Sunday 3pm

Tickets starting at $36.00; $10.00 for students with ID

860-987-5900 or www.hartfordsymphony.org

Featuring

Carolyn Kuan conductor
Ana Vidovic classical guitar

Program
Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34
Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra
Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade, Op. 35

The Hartford Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 2016-2017 Masterworks season with a program of music with global flair! Rimsky-Korsakov’s Capriccio espagnol is one of the most famous orchestra showpieces, a vividly brilliant composition based on Spanish folk melodies. Inspired by the collection of Middle Eastern and Indian tales “The Thousand and One Nights,” Rimsky Korsakov’s Scheherazade brings to vibrant life the story of the young wife of a Sultan who tells tales to her husband to forestall his plan to kill her. Rodrigo’s extraordinarily beautiful Concierto de Aranjuez for Guitar and Orchestra is unquestionably his best known work, and established his reputation as one of the most significant Spanish composers of the 20th century.