BNY Mellon Grand Classics: Opening Weekend Celebration & Mendelssohn's Scottish

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BNY MELLON GRAND CLASSICS | HEINZ HALL FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2021 AT 8:00 P.M. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2021 AT 2:30 P.M.

Osmo Vänskä, conductor Lorna McGhee, flute Ludwig Van Beethoven

Overture to Egmont, Opus 84

Kaija Saariaho

Aile du Songe (“Wing of the Dream”), Concerto for Flute and Orchestra I. Aérienne Prélude Jardin des oiseaux D’autres rives II. Terrestre L’oiseau dansant Oiseau, un satellite infima de notre orbite planétaire Ms. McGhee

We're pleased to pair the Saariaho Flute Concerto with "The Messenger," an original image by internationally acclaimed wildlife photographer, Daisy Gilardini. www.daisygilardini.com

Felix Mendelssohn

Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Opus 56, “Scottish” I. Introduction and Allegro agitato II. Scherzo assai vivace III. Adagio cantabile IV. Allegro guerriero and Finale maestoso Played without pause

Alexander Kerr, Guest Concertmaster (Concertmaster, Dallas Symphony)

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