Adventures in Italy

About The Concert
Escape on a musical vacation through Italy, featuring music spanning the centuries. Paganini's virtuoso Violin Concerto No. 1 is a dazzling showcase for Ottawa’s Kerson Leong, brimming over with devilish difficulties that stretch the boundaries of the instrument.

Respighi’s La boutique fantasque transforms Rossini’s amusing piano music into a magical ballet suite where the objects in a mysterious boutique come to life. The familiar William Tell Overture never gets old or disappoints, and Elisabetta Brusa's Messidor, inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream, is an enchanting experience.

This concert will include an intermission.

Prelude
Patrons of this event are invited to attend a prelude presentation before this concert on Saturday, November 15, starting at 6:45 PM in the Upper Circle Lobby (3rd Floor). This talk by Aaron Au is a fantastic way to learn more about the pieces being performed in your concert.

Program to Include
ROSSINI
William Tell: Overture
RESPIGHI
La boutique fantasque: Suite
ESO Premiere
PAGANINI
Violin Concerto No. 1
ELISABETTA BRUSA
Messidor
ESO Premiere
Program subject to change.

Featured Artists
Jean-Marie Zeitouni, Conductor & Music Director
Kerson Leong, Violin

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