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Spanish Origins: Boléro and Rodrigo - Feb 17 & 18
Guitar soloist Jason Vieaux joins your KWS for Rodrigo's world-famous Concierto de Aranjuez for a concert that also includes Ravel's memorable Boléro as well as the world premiere of a new commission from composer Nico Muhly.
Musical Fireworks: Prokofiev 5 and Brahms' Concerto for Violin - Jan 13 & 14
Vadim Gluzman joins your KWS for Brahms' colossal Violin Concerto in a concert that also features the oft-requested Prokofiev 5 with its hold-on-to-your-seats ending.
Shostakovich's incredible Piano and Trumpet Concerto will showcase pianist Peter Longworth and KWS principal trumpet Larry Larson. This is a program of Russian genius from Tchaikovsky's affectionate Mozartiana suite to a beautiful Rachmaninoff Vocalise and Stravinsky's seminal Symphony in C.
Hugh Russell returns to the stage with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony to perform Mahler’s highly emotional and musically graphic Songs of a Wayfarer. This program also includes Mozart’s entertaining Paris Symphony and the richly lyrical Second Symphony of Brahms.
One of Canada's most admired and acclaimed pianists, Andre Laplante joins the KWS to perform a unique double header of Liszt's first and second piano concertos in celebration of Liszt's 200th birthday.