Mendelssohn & Sibelius

Program & Artists

Mendelssohn Ruy Blas Overture
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
Sibelius Symphony No. 1

Zachary Schwartzman conductor
Yangxin Song ’25 violin

Tickets

FREE
Advance RSVP requested

Part of TŌN’s Free Concerts series

TŌN Resident Conductor Zachary Schwartzman returns with the orchestra to Symphony Space for another free concert. The program comprises Mendelssohn’s fiery Ruy Blas Overture; Prokofiev’s masterful Violin Concerto No. 2 with soloist Yangxin Song, a winner of the 2022 Bard Conservatory Concerto Competition; and Sibelius’ voluptuous Symphony No. 1.

Concert Details

>Read the concert program

Estimated duration: 2 hours

Brief remarks by TŌN violinist Julián Andrés Rey Peñaranda

Felix Mendelssohn Ruy Blas Overture
8 min
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>Read concert notes by TŌN clarinetist Dávid Kéringer

Sergei Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2
Yangxin Song ’25 violin
27 min
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>Read concert notes by TŌN violinist Haley Maurer Gillia

Intermission
20 min

Brief remarks by TŌN harpist Cheng Wei (Ashley) Lim

Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 1
40 min
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>Read concert notes by TŌN clarinetist Zachary Gassenheimer

All timings are approximate. Program and artists subject to change.

Sample the Music

Mendelssohn Ruy Blas Overture

Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 2

Sibelius Symphony No. 1

Photo: The Orchestra Now at Symphony Space by David DeNee

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