Tchaikovsky & Brahms

Luminous harmonies and driving melodies of Brahms’ choral-orchestral masterworks Nänie and Schicksalslied begin this concert. These pieces, inspired by poems about Greek mythology, reflect the complicated relationship of fate, death and the afterlife. Next, Principal Trumpet Brynn Marchiando steps into the spotlight for Oskar Böhme’s Trumpet Concerto. The concert concludes with Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony. This piece features all the hallmarks of his genius—gorgeous melodies, Romantic emotional intensity, and Russian folk song. Guillermo Figueroa conducts.