Jonathon Heyward, conductor
Francesca Dego, violin
MARK SIMPSON Israfel [based on Israfel by Edgar Allan Poe] (U.S. premiere)
PROKOFIEV Violin Concerto No. 2
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique
Music Director Jonathon Heyward welcomes Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego for Prokofiev's dark and brooding Violin Concerto No. 2. Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique evokes the passions of a tortured artist, while Mark Simpson's Israfel adds to the mysterious mood in homage to one of Baltimore's most famous residents: Edgar Allan Poe.
This event is not presented by Strathmore.