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The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra will be performing two beautiful evenings of music on Friday and Saturday, March 31st and April 1st at Maryland Hall in Annapolis. And student tickets are only $10. 
 
Join the ASO for music that will move you! 
 
Behzad Ranjbaran’s Esther, inspired by ancient mysticism, the number seven and themes of bravery, tolerance, conspiracy, and compassion tells the ancient Biblical story of the Jewish heroine Esther.
 

Sergei Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No. 1 was envisioned as a modest violin concertino, but in the end combined the harsh dissonances and spiky melodies that scandalized his professors at the Moscow Conservatory with romantic passages of elegant lyricism. Guest Artist Esther Yoo accompanies on the violin.

Esther Yoo began playing the violin at four years old and made her concerto debut aged eight. At sixteen, she became the youngest prizewinner of the International Sibelius Violin Competition and two years later was one of the youngest ever prizewinners of the Queen Elizabeth Competition. In 2014 she became a BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist, and in 2018 was selected as one of Classic FM’s Top 30 Artists under 30. In 2020 WQXR named her one of twenty Artists to Watch.

We finish the evening with Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 2. The symphony’s sunny spirit – especially the last two movements – and relatively transparent orchestration induced one of the composer’s friends to exclaim: “It is all rippling streams, blue sky, sunshine, and cool green shadows.”

We are so fortunate to have world-class, professional musicians in our midst. I hope I will see you at one of these performances!

Enjoy!

All the best!

COMING SOON!