2 tickets for Sunday, March 15 or Sunday May 3, 2020 @ 2:30PM at the Evanston Symphony Orchestra.

The March 15 concert - Tchaikovsky's Fourth Symphony is among his greatest works, and combines festive Russian folk tunes with a hidden program based upon Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and the struggle against fate. Irina Muresanu returns to the ESO in one of Prokofiev's most lyrical inspirations, the Second Violin Concerto, which was composed while he was also working on his great ballet Romeo and Juliet. Khachaturian was Armenia's most important composer; his Gayane is a full three act ballet highlighted by its "Sabre Dance."

The May 3 concert - The "Emperor" piano concerto will be played by the acclaimed Inna Faliks, and the work marked the culmination of Beethoven's heroic period. The program also features Beethoven's final overture, a tribute to Handelian pomp and glory, and concludes with Beethoven's most serene and lyrical symphony, the "Pastoral." Program Beethoven Consecration of the House Overture Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" Inna Faliks, piano Beethoven Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral".

Either concert will be held at Pick-Staiger Auditorium on the beautiful campus of Northwestern University, a perfect place for a lakeside stroll before or after the concert.