This preview has been provided by the North Carolina Symphony.
William Henry Curry will lead the North Carolina Symphony in a 2012-2013 classical season orchestra highlight of Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, “Pathétique,” along with Giuseppe Verdi’s Overture to La forza del destino and Triumphal March and Ballet from Aïda, as well as Richard Wagner’s Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey from Götterdämmerung,” on Saturday, May 4, 2013, at 8 p.m., in Kenan Auditorium on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
Scholar Dr. Richard E. Rodda points out that “Tchaikovsky conducted his B minor Symphony for the first time only a week before his death. It was given a cool reception by musicians and public, and his frustration was multiplied when guests avoided discussing the work at a dinner party.” Following his death, a number of memorial concerts were held, including a successful performance in St. Petersburg, Russia. Dr. Rodda continues, “The ‘Pathétique’ was wafted by the winds of sorrow across the music world and became – and remains – one of the most popular symphonies ever written, the quintessential expression of tragedy in music.”
Tickets to the Wilmington Classical Series performance on Saturday, May 4, range from $18 to $50. Student tickets are $10. Concert tickets at all performances are also available at the door one hour prior to concert start time. To purchase tickets, visit the North Carolina Symphony website at www.ncsymphony.org or call the Symphony Box Office at 919.733.2750 or toll free 877.627.6724, call the Kenan Auditorium Box Office at (910) 962-3500, or visit the Kenan Box Office on the night of the show.
In addition to stellar performances, North Carolina Symphony concertgoers can enjoy pre-concert talks and “Meet the Artists,” which feature interactive conversations with guest artists and select orchestra members at many Symphony events. For the Wilmington performance, Dr. Barry Salwen will host a pre-concert talk at 6:50 p.m. at Kenan Auditorium, which is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
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About the North Carolina Symphony
Founded in 1932 and subsequently made an entity of the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, the North Carolina Symphony employs 65 professional musicians under the artistic leadership of Music Director and Conductor Grant Llewellyn and Resident Conductor William Henry Curry. Every year, this orchestra performs over 175 concerts in more than 50 North Carolina counties, with some 60 of those concerts offered in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill metropolitan area.
The Symphony boasts two spectacular home venues: Meymandi Concert Hall at the Duke Energy Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Raleigh and Booth Amphitheatre in Cary, N.C. The Symphony also travels 12,000 miles each year to present concert series in Fayetteville, New Bern, Southern Pines and Wilmington; individual concerts in communities across the state; and one of the most extensive education programs of any U.S. orchestra. For more information, visit the North Carolina Symphony website at www.ncsymphony.org or call toll free 877.627.6724.
Concert/Event Listings:
North Carolina Symphony
William Henry Curry conducting
May 4, 2013 8pm
Kenan Auditorium, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Program Listing:
North Carolina Symphony
William Henry Curry conducting
Overture to La forza del destino
Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901)
Dawn and Siegfried’s Rhine Journey from Götterdämmerung
Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Triumphal March and Ballet Music from Aïda
Giuseppe Verdi
Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74, “Pathétique”
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)
II. Allegro con grazia
III. Allegro molto vivace
IV. Finale: Adagio lamentoso
