STRAUSS SPECTACULAR

Join us for an unforgettable evening as conductor Philippe Jordan makes his highly-anticipated CSO debut, leading a Strauss spectacular for the senses!

✨ The concert opens with "Also sprach Zarathustra", featuring its world-famous sunrise that sends a radiant surge of sound through the Music Hall.

🌅 Experience the beauty of "Death and Transfiguration", composed when Strauss was just 23, capturing the essence of life. As Strauss said, “Death is as I composed it,” reflecting the musical motives in this beautiful tone poem.

🎵 At the heart of the evening, enjoy the Oboe Concerto, featuring CSO Principal Oboe Dwight Parry, showcasing pure, elegant, Mozart-like lyricism.

PROGRAM
Richard Strauss:

• "Tod und Verklärung" (“Death and Transfiguration”)
• Oboe Concerto
• "Also sprach Zarathustra" (“Thus Spake Zarathustra”)

ARTISTS

• Philippe Jordan, conductor
• Dwight Parry, oboe

SPONSORS
CSO Season Sponsor: Western & Southern