Program
Richard Wagner Act 1 Prelude from Lohengrin
Claude Debussy Ibéria
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
About The Program
Amid appearances with the world’s top ensembles, emerging conductor Kensho Watanabe leads the Philharmonic in a tribute to Rachmaninoff’s Sesquicentennial (150th birthday) with one of the composer’s most beloved works, Symphony No. 2. Watanabe takes the audience on a journey starting with Wagner’s heavenly harmonics and rich textures in Lohengrin to Debussy’s Spanish-infused Ibéria.
Our Masterworks Series is sponsored by Dr. Ingrid Brown and Dr. Troy Tyner
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About Kensho Watanabe
Kensho Watanabe
Guest Conductor
Critically acclaimed for “a combination of authority, charisma, and technical aplomb rarely found in a young conductor,” (Seen and Heard International) Kensho Watanabe is quickly establishing himself internationally as an…