Passion & Power: Brahms & Elgar
- contemporary classical
- orchestra
- concerto
- orchestral
Location
About
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.
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 at Universal Preservation Hall. Music Director David Alan Miller leads a program that moves through a wide emotional range, from a world premiere to two beloved orchestral works.
About the Albany Symphony
The Albany Symphony is one of the 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. 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.