CSO Opening Weekend: Mozart & Tchaikovsky
Schedule
Fri Sep 20 2024 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm
Location
Gaillard Center | Charleston, SC
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Artistic Director & Concertmaster Yuriy Bekker returns to the podium to conduct opening weekend, with our very own Kelly Mozeik taking center stage to perform Mozart’s Concerto for Oboe. The program also features works by Saint-Georges, Rossini, and Tchaikovsky, promises to delight audiences as the 2024-2025 season kicks off. DID YOU KNOW?
Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, especially its “love theme,” can be heard in numerous films and television shows. The overture successfully distills Shakespeare’s tragic love story into a 20-minute musical interpretation and has become an audience favorite concert piece.
PROGRAM
Joseph Bologne, The Chevalier de Saint-Georges
“Overture” from L’Amant Anonyme (The Anonymous Lover)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Concerto for Oboe in C Major
~Intermission~
Gioachino Rossini
Overture to La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet Overture-Fantasy
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Capriccio Italien, Op. 45
ARTISTS
Yuriy Bekker, conductor
Kelly Mozeik, oboe
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Where is it happening?
Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun St,Charleston,SC,United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays: