Guest conductor Arthur Arnold makes his long-awaited PEISO debut in a program of growth and blossoming. After many years struggling to write his first symphony, overwhelmed and paralyzed by the shadow of Beethoven, Johannes Brahms produced his second symphony as if it was already composed. Known for its organic and pastoral themes, his second symphony is a story of a composer in full bloom, overcoming personal struggle in the name of their art. The orchestra welcomes back mezzo soprano Hannah O’Donnell as soloist in Berlioz’s Les nuites d’éte (Summer Nights), preceded by Zoltán Kodály’s street music inspired Dances of Galánta.

PROGRAM

Zoltán Kodály Dances of Galanta  
Hector Berlioz Les nuites d’été 
        feat. Hannah O’Donnell, mezzo soprano 
Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73