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- Date Saturday, March 8, 2025
- Time 8:00 pm
- Venue Carpenter Theatre
- CONDUCTOR Valentina Peleggi
- VIOLIN Inmo Yang
- Conni Ellisor A Woman Without Apology
- Jennifer Higdon Violin Concerto
- Massenet Meditation from Thaïs
- Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
“It will never please the public,” said Tchaikovsky of his Fifth Symphony. Yet its beautiful melodies have captivated for over a century. Valentina Peleggi conducts Tchaikovsky’s passionate Fifth Symphony, plus a newly commissioned work by Conni Ellisor, music that speaks directly to the heart with her Nashville country soulfulness. And powerful violinist Inmo Yang plays Jennifer Higdon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Violin Concerto and Massenet’s famous Meditation. The Chicago Tribune raves: “His bow work and the accuracy of his intonation were much to be admired…”