FEATURED PROGRAM
TCHAIKOVSKY’S THE NUTCRACKER + GIL SHAHAM Friday
December 3
8:00 p.m.
Jones Hall
Saturday
December 4
8:00 p.m.
Jones Hall & Livestream
Sunday
December 5
2:30 p.m.
Jones Hall
Andrés Orozco-Estrada, music director Gil Shaham, violin Robin Kesselman, double bass PRICE/W.G.STILL
BARBER
BOTTESINI
Dances in the Canebrakes 1. Nimble Feet: Allegro 2. Tropical Noon : Andantino 3. Silk Hat and Walking Cane : Andantino
9
Violin Concerto, Opus 14 I. Allegro moderato II. Andante III. Presto in moto perpetuo
25
Gran duo concertante for Violin, Contrabass, and Orchestra
15
I N T E R M I S S I O N
TCHAIKOVSKY
14 | Houston Symphony
Excerpts from The Nutcracker, Opus 71 Overture: Allegro giusto 3. Petit galop des infantes et entrée des parents: Presto [with cut] 2. Marche: Tempo di marcia viva 7. Scène: Allegro vivo 9. Valse des flocons de neige: Tempo di valse, ma con moto [with cut] 11. Scène: Andante con moto [with cuts] 14. Variation II, Danse de la fée-dragée: Andante non troppo [with cut] 12. Divertissement a. Le chocolat: Allegro brillante b. Danse arabe, Le café: Commodo [with cut] c. Danse chinoise, Le thé: Allegro moderato d. Danse russe, Trépak: Tempo di trépak, molto vivace e. Les mirlitons: Moderato assai [with cut] 13. Valse des fleurs: Tempo di valse [with cuts] 15. Valse finale et apothéose: Tempo di valse [with cut]
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