Sibelius’ First Symphony

It’s a romantic masterpiece showdown, featuring Tchaikovsky’s brilliant Violin Concerto and Sibelius’ adventurous First Symphony.

Holland Center
Friday, Oct 31 | 7:30 PM
Saturday, Nov 1 | 7:30 PM
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Artists

José Luis Gomez Conductor More
Paul Huang Violin More

Program Info

  • ESTEVEZ: Mediodia en la Llano

  • TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto

  • SIBELIUS: Symphony No. 1

Music Director of the Tucson Symphony José Luis Gomez returns to Omaha for a whirlwind set of performances. In the center, Tchaikovsky’s glorious yet fiendish Violin Concerto, performed by Paul Huang, with “unfailing, attractive, golden, and resonant tone” (The Strad). First, the Omaha premiere of Estevez’s Mediodia en la Llano, a poignant overture from Venezuela. Sibelius’s sweeping Symphony No. 1 closes the program in triumph, a heart-stirring adventure for the entire orchestra.

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