March 1 & 2, 2024

There is no more dramatic opening to a concert than Beethoven’s Egmont Overture, highlighting Beethoven’s admiration the figure of the Dutch Count of Egmont and his dramatic stand against oppression. The overture is followed by Mozart’s majestic 35th symphony, known as the Haffner. The evening ends with Tchaikovsky’s stunning Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ minor, Op. 23, performed by the brilliant pianist Alexander Tutunov.

Distinctive Voices

April 12 & 13, 2024

Discover the sounds of Andalusia with España, Rhapsody for Orchestra by the 19th century French composer Emmanuel Chabrier, then cheer for a concerto played by the winner of the Eureka Symphony’s Young Artist Showcase. The concert concludes with William Grant Still’s Symphony No. 2 in G minor (Song of a New Race). Contrasting this work with his first symphony, the Afro-American, Still said its expansive harmonies show the world “a totally new individual.”

A Study in Contrasts

May 31 & June 1, 2024

The season finale opens with Dmitri Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 2 in C-sharp minor, Op. 129, played by the Eureka Symphony’s incomparable concertmaster, Terrie Baune. His final concerto, Shostakovich’s work is wry, complex and fascinating. The season concludes with Antonín Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 (From the New World). Written in Spillville, Iowa and premiered in New York in 1893, the New World Symphony is a beloved celebration of Dvořák’s time in America.

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