Pushing the Limits
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William Grant Still – Bells
Dmitri Shostakovich – Violin Concerto No. 1
Callum Smart, violin
Béla Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra
British violinist and acclaimed pedagogue Callum Smart returns to Lexington Symphony for a stirring performance of Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1—a deeply expressive and emotionally charged work written during one of the most turbulent periods in Soviet history. The program opens with William Grant Still’s evocative Bells and concludes with Bartók’s powerful Concerto for Orchestra, a masterful showcase of orchestral color and resilience.
$15.00 - $75.00
Lexington Symphony is a professional orchestra of accomplished musicians who share a passion for classical music, a commitment to community engagement, and a dedication to exacting standards of performance. The Symphony offers six programs each season at Cary Hall in Lexington and reaches thousands of area youth annually with Orchestrating Kids Through Classics™, its... (Read more)