All Symphonic and Pop Series concerts are held at the Warner Theatre.
October 20, 2012 Daugherty Route 66 Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 Ian Parker, piano Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique It’s opening night with the Erie Philharmonic, and we start on a joyride over a storied stretch of highway across the American southwest. Michael Daugherty’s Route 66 revs, burns rubber, and streaks across the Warner Stage at six [...]
Golijov Last Round Vivaldi The Four Seasons Jennifer Frautschi, violin R. Schumann Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish” Osvaldo Golijov has emerged as one of this century’s leading composers, fusing Bach-like invention with a compositional flair for the raw, uninhibited passions of Latin American music and dance. Last Round draws on the tango, with the strings of [...]
January 26, 2013 Rouse The Infernal Machine Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” Inon Barnatan, piano Wagner/Vlieger The Ring: An Orchestral Adventure Contemporary American composer Christopher Rouse’s Infernal Machine wheezes, snorts, shouts, and breathes fire into a modern world of things that go very, very fast. Beethoven’s “Emperor” certainly has its moments of heat, but [...]
March 9, 2013 Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 “Italian” Rossini Stabat Mater Erie Philharmonic Chorus & Pittsburgh Opera Soloists Viva Italia, indeed! Felix Mendelssohn was an enthusiastic traveler, and in his expert drawings and even more expert music, he is able to capture the essence of his specific ports of call. In our case, his sunny [...]
April 12, 2013* Schubert Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” Barber Knoxville: Summer of 1915 Danielle Pastin, soprano Respighi Pines of Rome Unfinished? How can a work with only two movements be considered one of the most completely perfect documents of classical music? It’s a mystery to this day, but somehow Franz Schubert’s symphony captivates with its [...]