Rachmaninoff once said that music is love.
This concert will prove it.
October 4 & 5, 2025
Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2
Overview
Rachmaninoff’s ultra-Romantic Symphony No. 2 enfolds you with sweeping melodies, lush orchestrations, and inspired lyrical passages. The composer himself said: “Music is born only of the heart and it appeals to the heart. It is love.” You’ll need no further proof than this gorgeous work. Opening our concert is a piece by a titan among minimalists, Philip Glass. Our new Artist-in-Residence Simone Porter launches the Concerto with propulsive force, then invites you to lose yourself in the harmonies of the Adagio, and leaves you breathless in the sensational last movement—but gives you a final moment to dream about the journey you’ve just taken.
About the Show
Info
This concert is part of Classical Series B, and is eligible for the Choose Your Own Series.
Simone Porter joins as new Artist-in-Residence
Violinist Simone Porter has been recognized as an emerging artist of impassioned energy, interpretive integrity, and vibrant communication. In the past few years, she has debuted with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic; and with a number of renowned conductors, including Stéphane Denève, Gustavo Dudamel, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Nicholas McGegan, Ludovic Morlot, and Donald Runnicles.
“Technical chops, throbbing vibrato and silken-toned virtuosity..."
Take a peek behind the curtain
Watch and listen to Simone Porter's interview with the Violin Podcast