Auburn Symphony Orchestra: A World-Premiere Tribute to Auburn
$10-$35
Dmitri Shostakovich — Festive Overture in A major, Op. 96
Johannes Brahms — Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Daniel Ott — Selected works
Christina Siemens, piano
Auburn Symphony Orchestra
Ott – New work (world premiere)
Brahms – Academic Festival Overture
Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2
Shostakovich – Festive Overture
Local composer Daniel Ott is “a rising-star contemporary American composer” (Portland Monthly), heard all over the world, most notably at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, Sadler’s Wells, the Musée du Louvre, the Guggenheim Museum and New York’s City Center. Hear the world premiere of Ott’s original piece, commissioned by the Seattle Commissioning Club for Auburn Symphony – a tribute to the City of Auburn for their two decades of support.
Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture sparkles with his praise for academic institutions everywhere, the new Auburn High School being no exception! Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 (featuring soloist Christina Siemens) along with his Festive Overture will complete this exciting and special weekend in the history of the ASO and the city itself.