Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra

The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra pays respect to one of the great pioneers of American music: Erich Wolfgang Korngold. After he emigrated to the United States in 1934, Korngold became essential in creating the Hollywood sound and wrote scores for 16 movies. The DSSO features his final work, the lush Theme and Variations, as well as his short and energetic Cello Concerto, featuring Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra Principal Julie Albers. Albers will also perform Mariel for cello and orchestra by…

The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra celebrates virtuosity in this concert, which opens with Chopin’s famous Piano Concerto No.1. Jonathan Leshnoff’s Symphony No. 4, subtitled Heichalos (Hebrew for “rooms”), explores mystical encounters with higher worlds. Claude Debussy’s La Mer is one of the most important works of a style that became known as musical Impressionism around the world. Tickets are available at agileticketing.net.

The Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra brings its Masterworks season to a close with a celebration of Maurice Ravel’s 150th birthday, featuring his virtuosic La Valse that shows the orchestra in all its splendor. Concertmaster Erin Aldridge will then take the stage with Ravel’s Tzigane for violin and orchestra, as well as the beautiful Poème by French composer Ernest Chausson. After two Latin American dances by American composer Gabriella Lena Frank, the DSSO Chorus sings Johannes Brahms’ serene Schicksalslied and the…