Guest conductor Roberto Minczuk will lead the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in a program featuring
Wagner’s Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Mozart’s Symphony No. 35, ?Haffner, and
Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier Suite.
Cellist Johannes Moser will also be featured on the program and will make his Atlanta Symphony debut with Elgar’s Cello Concerto. The concerts will take place February 16 and 17, at 8:00 p.m., and February 19, 2012, at 3:00 p.m., in Atlanta Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center.
These performances will mark Mr. Minczuk’s fifth appearance with the Orchestra.
About the Repertoire
WAGNER Prelude to Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg In Richard Wagner’s only successful comedy, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), the composer lampoons his critics, but also acknowledges… (more)
ELGAR Cello Concerto
On June 26, 1919, Edward Elgar wrote to his friend, Sidney Colvin: ?I am frantically busy writing & have nearly completed a Concerto for Violoncello—a real large work & I think good & alive…. (more)
MOZART Symphony No. 35 “Haffner”
When Mozart finally received the work, which he had composed in the span of approximately two
weeks, he told his father: ?My new Haffner symphony has positively amazed me, for I had forgotten every single note of it. It must surely have produced a good effect.… (more)
R. STRAUSS Der Rosenkavalier Suite
After the success of Salome (1905) and Elektra (1909), two lyric dramas featuring shocking stories and music, Richard Strauss informed his librettist, poet Hugo von Hofmannsthal, that he wished to compose ?a Mozart opera. … (more)
About the Artists
Roberto Minczuk is the Music Director of the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in Canada and the
Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Brazilian Symphony Orchestra… (more)
Cellist Johannes Moser has been hailed by Gramophone Magazine as ?one of the finest among the
astonishing gallery of young virtuoso cellists.… (more)
About the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, currently in its 67th season, consistently affirms its position as one of America’s leading Orchestras by performing great music, presenting great artists, educating, and engaging… (more)
Concert Previews
Audiences have the opportunity to learn more about the music they’ll be hearing at concerts with free Concert Previews given by composers, conductors, educators, and musical experts, all hosted by ASO Insider and Program Annotator Ken Meltzer. Thursday evenings, 7:00–7:30 p.m. in Symphony Hall (unless otherwise noted). Concerts previews are free and open to all concert ticket holders.
Speakers and locations are subject to change.
Fanfare Pre-Concert Dinner Buffet
An Atlanta Symphony tradition returns in the 2011–2012 season — Fanfare, the pre-concert buffet-style dining by Legendary Partners, will be available to all concertgoers at all evening Delta Classical, Superpops!, and the Cola-Cola Holiday concert performances from 6:00–8:00 p.m. … (more)
This concert is part of the Delta Classical Concert Series. Delta Air Lines is the Official Airline of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
Single tickets for these performances are $21 to $79. All single tickets for the 2011–2012 season are on sale now, and available online at atlantasymphony.org, or by calling (404) 733-5000.
Tickets may also be purchased at the Woodruff Arts Center Box Office, located in the Woodruff Arts Center at 15th and Peachtree Streets. Box office hours are Monday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday through Friday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; Saturday 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
