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Mozart Violin Concerto No. 3 Violinist Simone Porter joins your Charlotte Symphony for Mozarts bright and lyrical Violin Concerto No 3. One of only five concertos that Mozart composed for the Violin, this piece was written when Mozart was only 19 years old. Resident Conductor leads the program that also includes Respighis Ancient Airs and Dances. Christopher James Lees, conductor Simone Porter, violin MOZART Violin Concerto No. 3, "Strassburg" (24) RESPIGHI Ancient Airs and Dances (19) ...

The pandemic hit while the orchestra was in the middle of a search to find a new music director to succeed Anu Tali, who stepped down in 2018 after six years. Several of the seven conductors set to lead Masterworks concerts, the organization’s centerpiece programs, are returning from past seasons, including Marcelo Lehninger, who opens the season, JoAnn Falletta and Bramwell Tovey. Others, like Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra, and Stephen Mulligan, associate conductor...

Rescue, as well as traditional and popular songs. View here for three days. 7:30 pm ET: Met Opera Streams presents Verdi’s Luisa Miller. Starring Sonya Yoncheva, Olesya Petrova, Piotr Beczala, Plácido Domingo, Alexander Vinogradov, and Dmitry Belosselskiy, conducted by Bertrand de Billy. Production by Elijah Moshinsky. From April 14, 2018. View here and for 24 hours. 8 pm ET: Seattle Opera presents The Big Opera Show. A journey through Seattle Operas upcoming season featuring special gues...

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