The Chelsea Symphony: Tour

• Nell Flanders, conductor
• Thomas Purcell, violin

Travel has long been a source of inspiration for many artists, including composers. Conductor Nell Flanders opens this series on Friday with Ernest Chausson's Poème, a work written while on holiday in Italy, performed by violinist Bryn Digney, and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Variations on a Rococo Theme, featuring Nelly Rocha. Saturday features Thomas Purcell in Vivian Fung's Violin Concerto No. 1, which draws inspiration from the composer's experience preparing for a gamelan tour in Bali. Both evenings conclude with Johannes Brahms' sunlit Symphony No. 2, a work he famously wrote while vacationing in southern Austria.

Tickets: $25 for unassigned premium reserved areas within the venue. Admission is also available at the door for a suggested donation of $20.

About The Chelsea Symphony

A dynamic, self-governing ensemble with a collaborative bent.

About Nell Flanders, conductor

Nell Flanders performs regularly as a conductor and concertmaster with The Chelsea Symphony, a dynamic collective of musicians based in New York City whose innovative programming emphasizes living and underrepresented composers.