JoAnn Falletta returns to conduct one of her favorites—Prokofiev’s powerful and passionate music for Romeo & Juliet. Plus, Hampton Roads’ own Adolphus Hailstork, hailed as “the Dean of African-American composers,” brings us a brand new piano concerto in its local premiere, featuring Lara Downes – Performance Today’s 2022 Classical Woman of the Year.
JoAnn Falletta, conductor
Lara Downes, piano
Joaquin Turina: Danzas Fantasticas
Adolphus Hailstork: Piano Concerto No. 2, “The Peaceable Kingdom”
Scott Joplin/Buck: Magnetic Rag
Scott Joplin/Buck: Maple Leaf Rag
Sergei Prokofiev: Selections from Romeo and Juliet