Mother’s Night Out

Mother’s Night Out is on Saturday, May 12th at 8 PM.  First on the program is Rossini’s overture to his seldom-performed tragic opera Semiramide. The Semiramide Overture, however, has been widely performed and recorded and is beloved for its dramatic contrasts, high energy, charming melodies and orchestral virtuosity. Elita Kang, Assistant Concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, will then play a brilliant Violin Concerto by Max Bruch, a German Romantic classicist composer, conductor and teacher of the generation following Brahms.

The program ends with the Brahms Symphony No. 4, one of the pinnacles of the Romantic musical tradition. The “classical” aspect of Brahms’ work is a grounding in counterpoint and the formal organization of the Baroque and Classical idioms — his cultural legacy. Brahms transformed these elements with his explorations into the lush harmonies and soaring melodies of the Romantic era. The Symphony No. 4 is one of the most beloved orchestral compositions of the late 19th century.

Elita Kang, violin

Elita Kang joined the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the start of the 1997-98 season. In February 2001, she was appointed assistant concertmaster. Ms. Kang twice won the Juilliard Concerto Competition and in 1992 won the Grand Prize in the America String Teachers.  

The Program

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