Maestro Savia Welcomes You to the 2008–2009 Classics Series!

This season is particularly near and dear to my heart as it is my 20^th season serving as Music Director for the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra. As we celebrate 74 years of providing live, symphonic music to the Tri-State, we invite you to share our passion for music throughout this season: “A Season of Love.”

This season we are launching a two-year celebration of Beethoven as we kick off The Beethoven Symphony Cycle. We will perform all of Beethoven’s 9 symphonies over the next two years. We kick it off on Opening Night with Beethoven’s propulsive Symphony No. 7 together with the electrifying pianist Alexander Toradze in Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto No. 1. Other repertoire highlights include Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique” and Stravinsky’s revolutionary “Rite of Spring.”

I invite you to check out our season below ... then get the hottest tickets in town!  Order your season tickets today.  I look forward to seeing you in the audience!

Alfred Savia
Music Director

2008–2009 Classics Concerts

Opening Night — Romantic Passions Saturday, September 13, 2008 8:00pm at the Victory Theatre Tchaikovsky and Beethoven — Two Romantic titans — One passion-packed blockbuster concert! Wagner — Prelude to Die Meistersinger Tchaikovsky — Piano Concerto No. 1 Beethoven Symphony No. 7 More info ...	A Classical Fiesta! Saturday, October 25, 2008 8:00pm at the Victory Theatre Celebrate two musical gems from Argentina and Spain along with award-winning Chilean guitarist Carlos Perez. Ginastera — Variaciones Concertantes Rodrigo — Concierto para una Fiesta Beethoven Symphony No. 8 More info ...
Love Duets Saturday, November 15, 2008 8:00pm at the Victory Theatre Savor the effects of a love potion that leaves you with an unquenchable yearning for more! Wagner — Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde Rozsa — Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Cello Beethoven Symphony No. 2 More info ...	First Loves Saturday, January 17, 2009 8:00pm at the Victory Theatre Indulge yourself in Beethoven’s first symphonic masterpiece, Berlioz’s Romeo and Juliet, and Brahms’ First Piano Concerto! Beethoven Symphony No. 1 Berlioz — Love Scene from Romeo & Juliet Brahms — Piano Concerto No. 1 More info ...
Symphonie Fantastique! Saturday, February 21, 2009 — 8:00pm at the Victory Theatre A stunning soundtrack for a night of romance! You won’t want to miss violinist Jennifer Koh, a “risk-taking, high-octane player … who grabs the listener by the ears.” W.A. Mozart — Overture to Cosi fan tutte W.A. Mozart — Violin Concerto No. 4 in D Berlioz — Symphonie Fantastique More info ...	For Love of Country Saturday, March 14, 2009 — 8:00pm at the Victory Theatre Spend an evening with national heroes and music that excites the senses. Journey to the countryside, smell the fresh air, and ride along with a hero’s army ... Rossini — William Tell Overture Hindemith — Symphonic Metamorphosis Prokofiev — Alexander Nevsky More info ...
Rites of Spring Saturday, April 25, 2009 8:00pm at the Victory Theatre Two of nature’s forces collide — Beethoven’s peaceful “Pastoral” symphony and Stravinsky’s pulsating The Rite of Spring! Ignite your passion for our 75th Anniversary season! Beethoven Symphony No. 6 (“Pastoral”) Stravinsky — The Rite of Spring More info ...

Season Tickets

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