January 29, 2011        8 pm
Barbara B. Mann Performing Arts Hall
Free pre-concert discussion starts 1 hour before concert

Conducted by Michael Hall
With guest cellist, Mihai Marica

January not only brings with it New Year celebrations, but the opportunity to hear extraordinary works. Prokofiev's Symphony no. 1 “Classical” is featured in our second MasterWorks concert-- a piece that is ‘classical’ in form while exhibiting a more modern harmonic language.

The orchestra will also perform the Symphony no. 103 "Drumroll" by Joseph Haydn. This engaging and energetic symphony was the second to last of twelve symphonies that Haydn wrote for London. Along with this timeless piece, the Southwest Florida Symphony will indulge in one the most charming and graceful of all works for cello and orchestra, Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations, as well as JC Bach's Cello Concerto in C minor, both featuring cello soloist Mihai Marica.

      HAYDN: Symphony no. 103 “Drumroll”
        TCHAIKOVSKY: Rococo Variations (Mihai Marica, soloist)
        JC BACH: Cello Concerto in C minor (Mihai Marica, soloist)
        PROKOFIEV: “Classical” Symphony no. 1