Pre-concert lecture at 7:15 PM in the lower lobby.

The lushly virtuosistic Piano Concerto No. 3 by Serge Rachmaninoff, with pianist Aaron Kurz, 2016 SMTD Concerto Competition Winner, will open this concert. Tchaikovsky’s First Symphony and its Russian folk melodies, ballet material, zesty dances, and grandioso ending will be the perfect conclusion to this performance and this season of the UPO.

PROGRAM: Rachmaninoff- Piano Concerto No. 3, Aaron Kurz, 2016 SMTD Concerto Competition winner; Tchaikovsky- First Symphony