Music from Scandinavia and Russia.

Sunday, March 7, 2010, 3 PM

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Christopher Hill, Music Director
Nicholas Roth, piano

The Portsmouth Symphony Orchestra continues its 2009+2010 season with White Nights, the second stop on our musical tour around the world (and beyond).

Be sure to pack your ushanka as we feature music from Scandanavia and Russia. Our musical travelogue begins with modern Finnish composer Einojuhani Rautavaara's 1972 work Cantus arcticus, an intriguing "Concerto for Birds and Orchestra" in which the PSO accompanies recordings of birdsong from the Artic Circle of northern Finland. Next we move to Norway for Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto of 1868, featuring guest soloist Nicholas Roth in a piece reminiscent of traditional Norwegian folk music. Finally, we conclude our tour with a move to St. Petersburg for Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 5.

PROGRAM:

Rautavaara · Cantus arcticus
Grieg · Piano Concerto Nicholas Roth, guest soloist
Tchaikovsky · Symphony No. 5

TICKETS:

General: $18
Senior: $16 (65 and over)
Student: $8 (college and under)

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