Kenneth Kiesler, conductor
Jiyuan Grace Zhang, piano, SMTD Concerto Competition winner

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

The second concert of the USO’s concert season features music by Italian and Russian composers. The concert opens with the wit and sparkle of the Overture to Semiramide by Rossini, and continues with the Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini by Rachmaninoff, with piano soloist and SMTD Concerto Competition winner Jiyuan Grace Zhang. The concert also features the second of Stravinsky’s three early blockbuster ballets, the virtuosic, charming, and kaleidoscopic story of three puppets, Petrouchka.

PROGRAM: Rossini- Semiramide Overture; Rachmaninoff- Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Stravinsky- Petrouchka