STRAVINSKY Fireworks

DAUGHERTY Fire and Blood, Concerto for Violin
Alexandre Da Costa, Violin

MUSSORGSKY Night on Bare Mountain

STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite (1919)

We start with a bang with Igor Stravinsky’s Fireworks. This early piece captured the attention of Sergei Diaghilev, founder of the Ballet Russes, who then commissioned Stravinsky to write his first ballet score, The Firebird. Fireworks are best seen in the night sky, and Mussorgsky’s piece Night on Bare Mountain provides just that. We perform it in the original orchestration rather than the more popular revision by Rimsky-Korsakov. Our opening program is completed with Michael Daugherty’s violin concerto Fire and Blood, featuring soloist Alexandre Da Costa.

Fanfare!

Following the concert, please join us for Fanfare, a post-concert reception in the NAC Panorama Room, where you can enjoy a wonderful assortment of refreshments and delicious wines.

Reception and concert tickets: $100/person.
Reception-only tickets for subscribers: $50/person.

Visit the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra’s website to purchase your tickets to Fanfare.

Inside the Music

October 5, 2014, 2:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
FREE. Open rehearsal, meet the musicians, activities for fans of all ages. 

CONCERT SPONSOR
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