October 19 @ 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Vancouver Island Symphony presents Tchaikovsky & Dvořák
Saturday, October 19th | 6:30 pm Pre-Concert Chat | 7:30 Performance
TCHAIKOVSKY & DVORAK – Vancouver Island Symphony
Conductor: Cosette Justo Valdés
GUEST ARTISTS: Sointu Aalto, Cello
Paige Pierce, Nanaimo Youth Poet Laureate
DVOŘÁK: Cello Concerto
Sointu AALTO: New Composition *World Premiere
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6, op. 74 in B minor “The Pathétique”
We launch the Symphony’s 30th “Pearl” Anniversary Season with the popular Dvořák Cello Concerto, featuring guest cellist and composer, Sointu Aalto. Tchaikovsky’s most famous Symphony No. 6, known as The Pathétique, was originally named The Passionate.
For more information on the music and artists, please visit: www.vancouverislandsymphony.com