Berkeley Symphony 2011-12 Season Opener October 27, 2011

Music Director Joana Carneiro and Berkeley Symphony kick off the 2011-12 Season with captivating performances of music by Brahms, Shostakovich, and Enrico Chapela.

The works of Brahms and Shostakovich provide revelatory windows into the composers' personal lives. Brahms' Symphony No. 3, the dark horse of all his symphonies, is a musical manifestation of the composer's personal motto: "frei aber froh" (free but happy). Similarly, Shostakovich's own monogram appears in his First Cello Concerto, written for the great Russian cellist Mstislav Rostropovich and in which superstar Johannes Moser will make his Berkeley Symphony debut.

Finally, experience the riveting, sonic landscape of China circa 740 in Enrico Chapela's genre-bending work for chamber orchestra and electronic soundtrack. It will be a night of introspection, with music that will move us to look through the window into our own lives.

Program:
Enrico Chapela - Li Po
Brahms - Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Shostakovich - Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107

Performers:
Joana Carneiro, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello
Berkeley Symphony

Official Website: http://www.berkeleysymphony.org