A Night in Ancient Greece: Ravel's Daphnis and Chloé

OVERVIEW

Bask in the radiance of Daphnis and Chloé, Ravel’s depiction of the ancient Greek pastoral novel about the romance between a young shepherd and shepherdess, set musically with shimmering, enchanted soundscapes. Central to this orchestral gem is the choir, singing without words to add dreamy color, as well as the pan flute (a nod to its namesake god, Pan), featured prominently and representing love and desire.

Ubiquitous for its lilting waltz motifs (and ideal scoring for Saturday morning cartoons), Strauss’ Overture to Die Fledermaus is pure operatic nostalgia. A piece that may be new to you, the piano concerto NUR (Arabic for “fire”), was composed by this evening’s guest conductor, Matthias Pintscher.

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ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Join us for a pre-concert chat about the evening’s program with guest artists and symphony musicians, held 45 minutes prior to the performance start time in the First Tier Room.

PROGRAM

STRAUSS II: Overture to Die Fledermaus
MATTHIAS PINTSCHER: NUR for Solo Piano and Ensemble
RAVEL: Daphnis and Chloé

ARTISTS

Matthias Pintscher
conductor

Inon Barnatan
piano

Utah Symphony Chorus

Austin McWilliams
chorus director

Utah Symphony