featuring Leonid Shukaev, Cello
Travel to the heart of classical music with works from three centuries. Haydn’s elegance, Brahms’s powerful lyricism, and Clyne’s contemporary drive make this a compelling celebration of orchestral music.
Anna Clyne’s Restless Oceans draws inspiration and its title from a poem by Audre Lorde and was written to rouse the orchestra through the use of their voices, ultimately calling them to stand united.
Our voyage leads us into the heart of the Classical era, where Principal Cellist and Wichita State University professor Leonid Shukaev brings the cello to the forefront. Cello Concerto in C Major by Haydn is a timeless masterpiece brimming with elegance, wit, and grandeur.
Our symphonic journey concludes with deep emotions of Brahms’s Symphony No. 4 in E minor. Known for its emotional depth and intricate orchestration, this work stands as one of the pinnacles of the Romantic symphonic tradition. With its stirring melodies and complex harmonies, Brahms brings us to a powerful, unforgettable conclusion to our voyage.
ANNA CLYNE Restless Oceans
FRANZ JOSEPH HAYDN Cello Concerto No. 1 in C Major
featuring Leonid Shukaev, cello
JOHANNES BRAHMS Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Sponsored in part by
SHOKO KATO SEVART AND THE LATE DANIEL J. SEVART
If you’d like to learn more about the music in our concert programs, Concert Talks are just what you need! Before every Masterworks Concert, the Wichita Symphony Orchestra will present pre-concert talks which help prepare you and deepen your understanding of the music to be performed in the program. Sometimes our guest soloists even join Maestro Hege for a discussion of their concerto collaboration! Free to all ticket holders, Concert Talks take place in the Concert Hall one hour prior to each Masterworks performance.
