In three concerts Thursday, January 22nd-Saturday, January 24th conducted by rising Ossetian conductor Tugan Sokhiev – principal conductor and artistic director of Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin – young German-Canadian cellist Johannes Moser joins the Boston Symphony Orchestra as soloist in Saint-Saen’s Cello Concerto No. 1, structured in one continuous movement.
Also on the program are Berlioz’s Le Corsaire Overture, inspired by pirate novels and the turquoise Mediterranean waters in Nice, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s ever-popular Scheherazade, a musical depiction of the Thousand and One nights.
Tickets for the 2014-15’ BSO Season, priced from $30-$145 are available for purchase online or by calling 1-888-266-1200. Performances to take place Thursday, January 22 and Saturday, January 24 at 8 p.m., and Friday January 23 at 1:30 p.m.
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