Lawrence Eckerling, Music Director
Kate Liu will perform one of the most popular piano pieces of all time, Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, at the Evanston Symphony’s October 26 concert at 2:30 in the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall.Written in 1934, the piece is a set of 24 variations on Niccolo Paganini’s Caprice No. 24 for solo violin, which was published in 1819 and had also inspired Franz Liszt and Johannes Brahms.
The Evanston Symphony will kick off its 2014-15 season performing the Midwestern premiere of Mieczyslaw Weinberg’s Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes. The concert, featuring three 20th century Russian masterpieces, will be held 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26 at Pick-Staiger Hall in Evanston.After decades of obscurity, Weinberg is increasingly being recognized as one of the outstanding composers of the second half of the twentieth century.
Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, one of the supreme virtuoso works for piano and orchestra, is paired with the Rhapsody on Moldavian Themes by the Russian/Polish Mieczyslaw Weinberg, composed just after World War II to honor his Moldavian-Jewish heritage. This will be the Midwest premiere of his vibrant work. Prokofiev meant for his Fifth Symphony to “glorify the human spirit,” and it reflects the optimism of future victory near the end of World War II.
50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston
See map.
All tickets are assigned seating.
Please call 847-864-8804 for wheelchair accessible tickets.
$42 Adult, $36 Seniors, $5.00 Full-Time Student
Children 12 and younger are admitted absolutely FREE, but must have an assigned seat.
Please call 847.864.8804 or email tickets@evanstonsymphony.org for all orders with children’s tickets.
$47 Adult, $41 Seniors, $5.00 Full-Time Student
$111.75 Adults, $99.00 Seniors, $15 Students
Enhance your concert experience with a sneak preview — Composers come alive and their passions take center stage when ESO Maestro Lawrence Eckerling takes you on an insider’s tour of the history and highlights behind the music.
Series Sponsored by The Merion
Merion’s Crystal Ballroom
529 Davis St, Evanston.
FREE and open to the public.
Please RSVP to 847-570-7815.
Light refreshments will be served and casual tours of apartments will be available after the program.
50 Arts Circle Drive, Evanston
See map.
All tickets are assigned seating.
Please call 847-864-8804 for wheelchair accessible tickets.
$42 Adult, $36 Seniors, $5.00 Full-Time Student
Children 12 and younger are admitted absolutely FREE, but must have an assigned seat.
Please call 847.864.8804 or email tickets@evanstonsymphony.org for all orders with children’s tickets.
$47 Adult, $41 Seniors, $5.00 Full-Time Student
$111.75 Adults, $99.00 Seniors, $15 Students
Enhance your concert experience with a sneak preview — Composers come alive and their passions take center stage when ESO Maestro Lawrence Eckerling takes you on an insider’s tour of the history and highlights behind the music.
Series Sponsored by The Merion
Merion’s Crystal Ballroom
529 Davis St, Evanston.
FREE and open to the public.
Please RSVP to 847-570-7815.
Light refreshments will be served and casual tours of apartments will be available after the program.