Written for a trio of singers and orchestra, Stravinsky’s Pulcinella is a sparkling evocation of the world of commedia dell’arte clowns. Marin Alsop introduces us to a brilliant and mesmerizing voice—that of the Russian-American composer and pianist Lera Auerbach, who brings grandeur and intensity to her large-scale orchestra music. The program is rounded out by Prokofiev’s witty “Classical” Symphony and Brahms’ boisterous Academic Festival Overture.

MARIN ALSOP, CONDUCTOR

BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture
LERA AUERBACH BSO Commission (World Premiere)
PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 1, “Classical”
STRAVINSKY Pulcinella