Name: Mendelssohn's Italian
Start: 2025-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2025-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Kleinhans Music Hall

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Buffalo Philharmonic

Conductor

Fernanda Lastra

Instrumentalist

Avery Gagliano

Piano

Orchestra

Mendelssohn's Italian

Buffalo

United States

Kleinhans Music Hall

Public

Concert

Le Carnaval Romain

Piano Concerto No.5 in F major ("Egyptian"), Op. 103

Symphony No. 4 in A major, op. 90

Rahul Solomon

Approved

Under the baton of Fernanda Lastra, this concert opens with Berlioz’s Roman Carnival, a musical depiction of Italy’s festive spirit. The evening continues with Saint-Saëns’ Piano Concerto No. 5, featuring the prodigiously talented Avery Gagliano, with a performance expected to weave a narrative of adventure and enchantment, echoing the composer’s impressions of Egypt. Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, “Italian,” concludes the program, a vibrant and joyful celebration of Italy’s landscapes, light, and color. This symphony, one of Mendelssohn’s most beloved works, captures the composer’s own Italian journey’s essence, making for an exhilarating conclusion to an evening of music inspired by travel and discovery.

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