Robert Spano, conductor
Randall Goosby, violin
WALKER: Lyric for Strings
LALO: Symphonie espagnole
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RIMSKY-KORSAKOV: Scheherazade
George Walker, the first African American composer to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music, wrote his first string quartet in memory of his grandmother, an escaped slave, later arranging the achingly bittersweet slow movement, Lyric for Strings, for string orchestra. It became his most popular work. Likewise, Rimsky-Korsakov's vivid recounting of the tale of Scheherazade promises to enchant you with its compelling array of musical character and plot devices, and Lalo's Symphonie Espagnole offers a Spanish flair to the program.
