POWER TO THE PEOPLE! ALONG THE SILK ROAD

SATURDAY SUNDAY

MARCH 9 • 7:30PM MARCH 10 • 3PM

SATURDAY SUNDAY APRIL 20 • 7:30PM APRIL 21 • 3PM

Valerie Coleman

Umoja — Anthem of Unity

Dinuk Wijeratne Tabla Concerto

Jean Sibelius Symphony No.2, Op.43 in D major

Sandeep Das, a virtuoso on the Indian tabla drums, leads a prolific international musical career characterized by tradition, innovation, and a passion for spreading love and joy. He joins leading conductor James Ross for an evening of propulsive rhythm.

Ethel Smyth Overture to The Boatswain’s Mate

Leonard Bernstein Serenade (after Plato’s “Symposium”)

Leonard Bernstein Slava! A Political Overture

Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No.5 in D minor, Op.47

This program explores political leadership and debate, starting with music by Ethel Smyth, a prominent women’s voting rights campaigner.

Glenn Dicterow, long-time concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic and mentor of our concertmaster Mateusz Wolski, performed Serenade many times with Bernstein himself conducting.