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 Sunday, May 5, 2013, at 7:30 p.m., at the Riverfront Convention Center in New Bern.
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 range from $30 to $42. Student tickets are $10. 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. Tickets are also available one hour prior to the concert at Riverfront Convention Center.
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 New Bern performance on May 5, Philip Evancho of Craven Community College and Finley Woolston of Public Radio East will host a pre-concert talk on the second floor of the Convention Center, beginning at 6:30 p.m. There will be “Ask A Musician” opportunities to the right of the stage at intermission.
Support for the 2012/13 New Bern Series comes from series sponsor Coastal Radiology, and series partners CarolinaEast Health System, Northwest Creek Marina, and PotashCorp – Aurora.
Statewide partnership and support is provided by Progress Energy.
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.
Statewide partnership and support is provided by Progress Energy.
Concert/Event Listings:
North Carolina Symphony
William Henry Curry conducting
May 5, 2013 7:30 p.m.
Riverfront Convention Center, New Bern
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