BSO Carnival & The Countess

Step into a world of celebration and revelation with Carnival & the Countess! Hector Berlioz’s Roman Carnival Overture launches the evening with irresistible energy, alive with rhythmic vitality and vivid orchestral color. Guitarist Eli Schille-Hudson brings warmth and virtuosity to Heitor Villa-Lobos’s Guitar Concerto, a work that dances between brilliance and intimacy, infused with the spirit of Brazilian folk music and song. The second half unveils a powerful and rarely heard masterpiece: Dora Pejačević’s Symphony in F-sharp minor. A pioneering Croatian composer of the early 20th century, the Countess Dora Pejačević crafted a symphony of sweeping late-Romanticism and striking individuality, by turns impassioned, luminous, and deeply expressive.

Program:

Berlioz: Le carnaval romain

Villa-Lobos: Guitar Concerto (Eli Schille-Hudson, guitar)

Dora Pejačević: Symphony in F-sharp minor

Dates & Times:
Wednesday, February 10th at 7:00 - Open Dress Rehearsal
Friday, February 12th - Concert at 7:30
Saturday, February 13th - Pre-concert talk at 6:30, Concert at 7:30
Sunday, February 14th - Pre-concert talk at 2:00, Concert at 3:00