TCHAIKOVSKY’S FIFTH - Matinee Concert

Mei-Ann Chen, Conductor                                                     

James Ehnes, Violin

Huang  Saibei Dance                                                

Korngold  Violin Concerto                            

Tchaikovsky  Symphony No. 5

"It will never please the public," said Tchaikovsky of his Fifth Symphony.  Yet its beautiful melodies have captivated us for over a century.  One of today’s foremost Maestras, Mei Ann Chen conducts Tchaikovsky's passionate Fifth Symphony and James Ehnes, hailed as "the Jascha Heifetz of our day" will perform Hollywood’s own Korngold Violin Concerto, a work which garnered him Grammy, Juno and Western Canadian Music Awards