Sunday MountainTop Masterworks II: Magic, Majesty & Music

Straight from her debut in the Netflix film Maestra, French-American conductor Mélisse Brunet will lead the Wintergreen Festival Orchestra in Mozart’s playful Overture to The Magic Flute. Then, Avery Gagliano, First Prize winner of the 2020 National Chopin Piano Competition and finalist of the prestigious 2025 American Pianists Awards, will join the orchestra for Grieg’s magnificent piano concerto. After intermission, join the Orchestra for a special Symphony for the Mountain, combining meaningful and inspiring movements from four different symphonies into one celebratory work for Wintergreen Music’s 30th Anniversary! 

Please note: This concert includes a pre-concert talk (beginning at 2:00 pm) with guest conductors to add color and perspective to your concert experience.

Concert Program:

Mélisse Brunet, conductor

Avery Gagliano, pianist

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620

Edvard Grieg (1843-1907), Piano Concerto in A Minor, op. 16

I. Allegro molto moderato

II. Adagio

III. Allegro moderato molto e marcato

Intermission 

A Symphony for the Mountain 

I. Andante – Allegro from Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 35 Louise Farrenc (1804-1875)

II. Blumine from Symphony No. 1 in D Major Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)

III. Scherzo from Fantaisie symphonique in C Major, (“Roma”) Georges Bizet (1838-1875)

IV. Finale: Presto from Symphony No. 3 in C Major Franz Berwald (1796-1868)