Passion & Power: Brahms & Elgar

Passion & Power: Brahms & Elgar
David Alan Miller, conductor
Sterling Elliott, cello

The concert
Brahms’ Symphony No. 3 and Elgar’s Cello Concerto bring poignancy, power, and warmth to a November afternoon, complemented by the world premiere of a new work by up-and-coming composer Sam Wu, who draws inspiration from science, design, and the cosmos.

The Program
- SAM WU: All This Is the Music of Waters (World Premiere)
- EDWARD ELGAR: Cello Concerto
- AARON COPLAND: Orchestral Variations
- JOHANNES BRAHMS: Symphony No. 3

One Day Only: The Albany Symphony in Saratoga
There's no better way to spend a November afternoon than with the Albany Symphony, live in Saratoga for one performance only. Music Director David Alan Miller leads a program of rare emotional breadth at Universal Preservation Hall. From a world premiere to two of the most beloved works in the orchestral canon, this is a performance that moves through the full range of what music can do.

About the Albany Symphony
The Albany Symphony is one of this region’s most revered music and cultural institutions, having won numerous national awards for its adventurous concert programming, recording projects, composer residencies, and innovative educational efforts involving area schools throughout the region. As the premier professional orchestra based in the Capital Region, the Albany Symphony enriches a broad and diverse regional community in upstate New York, Western Massachusetts, and Southern Vermont.