This past Sunday afternoon yielded two concerts that practically defined memorable, one of which was the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra’s season opening concert in their Chamber Classics Series at the Bijou that featured the world premiere of Dosia McKay’s ‘The Lure of the Flowering Fern’, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 with pianist Emi Kagawa, and Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony. Aram Demirjian conducted.
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― Philip Glass, Words Without Music: A Memoir
Sunday Spotlight: Pianist Emi Kagawa & KSO Chamber Orchestra—Mozart, Beethoven, McKay
The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra begins its Chamber Classics Series on Sunday, September 29, at the Bijou Theatre. The concert will offer Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4, preceded by the world premiere of the KSO-commissioned, ‘The Lure of the Flowering Fern’ and Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17. KSO’s Emi Kagawa is the pianist in the Mozart concerto. Aram Demirjian conducts.
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