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Romeo and Juliet
FeaturedThe Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesKabalevsky’s witty and sparkling Colas Breugnon Overture bursts open the season with swagger and wit. Pianist Mackenzie Melemed brings grandeur and brilliance to Amy Beach’s richly romantic Piano Concerto. Prokofiev’s searing music from Romeo and Juliet closes the night, where love, violence, and heartbreak blaze across one of the orchestra’s most vivid scores. James ...
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Americana
FeaturedThe Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesWhat defines the American sound? Cellist Zuill Bailey leads the premiere of Visions of Humanity, a bold suite of variations by five living composers reflecting on shared experience from strikingly different perspectives. Framing the work is a portrait of America, from Copland’s Shaker simplicity and William Grant Still’s lyric warmth to the cinematic sweeping landscapes ...
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The Pastoral
FeaturedThe Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesGuest conductor Sameer Patel and local favorite Yvette Kraft leads us into the wild, chilly, and hauntingly beautiful Violin Concerto by Sibelius, music of icy brilliance and soaring lyricism. Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony completes the journey with birdsong, summer storms, and rustic dances that celebrate the restorative beauty of the countryside. Sameer Patel, conductor Yvette ...
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Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto
FeaturedThe Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesPianist Philip Edward Fisher ignites Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto, famous for its thunderous opening and sweeping melodies. After intermission, Elgar’s First Symphony unfolds in broad, noble themes and surging drama, moving us from shadowed introspection toward a radiant and hard-won triumph.James Lowe, conductorPhilip Edward Fisher, pianoPiotr Ilyich TchaikovskyPiano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor, Op.23Edward ...
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The Sea
FeaturedThe Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesBax’s Tintagel rises from the Cornish cliffs in surging waves of myth and legend. Principal Percussionist Leigh Wilson commands the stage in Jennifer Higdon’s electrifying Percussion Concerto. Debussy’s La Mer completes the voyage in shimmering orchestral color, a masterpiece that captures everything about the ocean: its shimmering morning light, its sudden violence, and its endless ...
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Celebrating Sibelius
FeaturedThe Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesWe journey to the North with Principal Horn, Clinton Webb, as he performs Richard Strauss’s glowing Second Horn Concerto and Sibelius’s Seventh Symphony rises in one sweeping arc toward blazing Nordic affirmation. James Lowe, conductorClinton Webb, hornRobert KajanusFinnish Rhapsody No. 1 in D minor, Op.5Richard StraussHorn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat majorJean SibeliusSymphony No. 7 in ...
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Mateusz Plays Shostakovich
FeaturedThe Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesAndy Akiho’s driving Translucent launches the program with propulsive rhythm and neon-lit energy. Concertmaster Mateusz Wolski takes the spotlight in Shostakovich’s gripping first Violin Concerto. The night ends with Dvořák’s sunlit Fifth Symphony, music full of dance rhythms, generosity of spirit and joy.Morihiko Nakahara, conductorMateusz Wolski, violinAndy AkihoTranslucentDimitri ShostakovichViolin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, ...
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Operatic Passions
FeaturedThe Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesOpera’s most beloved moments take center stage as Verdi’s soaring choruses, Puccini’s unforgettable arias, and Strauss’s effervescent sparkle bring the drama and emotion of the operatic stage to life. Passion, heartbreak, laughter, and triumph unfold through the extraordinary power of the human voice in an evening rich with melody and theatrical flair.James Lowe, conductorMadison Leonard, ...
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Mahler’s Fifth
FeaturedThe Fox 1001 W Sprague Ave, Spokane, WA, United StatesBefore the music begins, Music Director James Lowe offers a LIVE LoweDown guide to Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, opening a window into the architecture, emotional world, and hidden connections of this monumental work. Then the symphony itself unfolds as a journey from darkness into blazing light, from a solitary trumpet call to one of the most ...
