Pre-concert lecture takes place at 7:15 PM in the Lower Lobby.

Kenneth Kiesler, conductor
Susan and Sarah Wang, piano duo

Kenneth Kiesler conducts the USO in a concert of virtuosic and soloistic music for orchestra with and without soloists. The Bartok Concerto for Orchestra rapidly became the gold standard of orchestral showpieces following its Boston Symphony premiere in 1943. Bartok’s most accessible and popular work showcases each section of the orchestra in music influenced by the inflections and rhythms of Hungarian language, folk music, and dance. Alumnus and twin sisters Susan and Sarah Wang, who live and perform in Germany, have charted a successful course as a duo piano team since they graduated from the SMTD. This concert features the world premiere of Drive. Sven Daigger, a young German composer has created a colorful sonic canvas which underscores the virtuosic interplay of the two solo pianos with the orchestra. Dvořák’s Carnival Overture will also be performed.