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The Mrs. Dorothy Dyer Vanek Classic Series
Big, Bold and Spectacular!
Classic Series concerts at Tucson Music Hall feature the full orchestra, prominent guest artists, and often the TSO Chorus. See all eight of these spectacular performances, choose the Winter Series to see the final four, or pick some as part of a Create Your Own package that you tailor just for you. Complimentary “Concert Comments” with the conductor and guest artist take place one hour before the performance and give you insight into what you’re about to hear.
Parents: we encourage you to bring children, as you deem appropriate. Child subscriptions are 50% off the full price. Call the box office at 882-8585 to order.
Budding classical music superstar Tessa Lark is also a highly acclaimed fiddler and this concerto, written especially for her, features music from Irish reels to American Bluegrass. Perry So was an inaugural Dudamel Conducting Fellow of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Grammy® winner Sharon Isbin returns to the TSO for the first time since 2000 to perform a guitar concerto composed by the Grammy, Oscar® and Pulitzer Prize winning composer of The Red Violin, John Corigliano.
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Sean Chen, a Cliburn 2013 and American Pianists Association award winner, won over Tucson playing Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 on the MasterWorks Series in 2015. Now he makes his debut on the Classic Series with Saint-Saëns’ most popular piano concerto.
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Federica Lombardi made her Met debut in January. Already rich and famous from the success of Fountains of Rome and Pines of Rome and now newly married, Respighi’s wife, a student of Gregorian chant, inspired him to write Church Windows.
Presented by Dr. Karen Bahnick
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With the First, Beethoven boldly stakes his claim as the rightful heir to the classical symphonic tradition. Although he rarely offered descriptions of his music, the picnics, thunderstorms and happy dancers that inspired “Pastorale” reveal Beethoven as a lover of nature.
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Recipient of the prestigious 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant and 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists, Paul Huang is quickly gaining attention for his eloquence, distinctive sound, and effortless virtuosity
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Mahler’s most popular and successful work during his lifetime. The final movement, featuring the TSO Chorus and soloists, has drawn comparisons with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 because both use a chorus as the centerpiece of a long movement.
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