DSO Opening Night! Brunet Conducts Tchaikovsky

Name: DSO Opening Night! Brunet Conducts Tchaikovsky
Start: 2024-09-20T19:30:00-04:00
Location: The Grand Opera House, Wilmington DE

Schedule

Fri Sep 20 2024 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

The Grand Opera House, Wilmington DE | Wilmington, DE

THe DSO's 119th "Spotlight Season" opens with BRUNET CONDUCTS TCHAIKOVSKY featuring Mélisse Brunet, Music Director Finalist and Melissa White, violin
• Anna Clyne – This Midnight Hour
• Florence Price – Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major
• Tchaikovsky – Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Mélisse Brunet leads the DSO as the first Music Director Finalist. Joining her is violinist Melissa White, showcasing the brilliance of Florence Price’s Violin Concerto No. 1. The contemporary sounds of Anna Clyne’s evocative 2015 composition, This Midnight Hour, are included in the program that culminates with Tchaikovsky’s majestic Symphony No. 5 in E minor. Concert Run Time: Approx. 90 minutes plus a 20-minute intermission.
Ms. Brunet says of the program:
"We start with Anna Clyne's "This Midnight Hour," which she composed in 2015...I love her music; it is very poetic, does not shy away from drama and has a great drive. I am convinced that our audience will enjoy discovering her universe!"
"That [Florence Price] concerto — which I believe not a lot of people know — will feature violinist, Melissa White and is a true gem. Its story is so breathtaking that I believe it would make a great movie! You must come to the concert so I can tell you its story. :)
"We end with one of the most beloved pieces of the repertoire — Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony. The fate, drama, resilience, and passion of Tchaikovsky's music really resonate with my own life and, as you may discover, does resonate with all of us."
DSO music is for everyone, so — come as you are, wear what you like (we call that "casual chic"), enjoy a cocktail in Copeland Hall, celebrate when the music moves you, meet your Music Director finalist after the performance, and experience the excitement of this very special SPOTLIGHT SEASON!