Friday MountainTop Masterworks IV: Season Finale – Celebration & Dance

In a Wintergreen first, three conductors will grace the stage for the MountainTop Masterworks Season Finale.  Nicoletta Moss will conduct world premiere celebratory work by Wintergreen Music Composer in Residence Jorge Sosa. Celebrated pianist, conductor, and artistic leader Awadagin Pratt will lead Beethoven’s third piano concerto from his seat on the piano bench! Finally, Artistic Director Erin Freeman will take the podium for Rachmaninoff’s exhilarating, feisty, and lush Symphonic Dances. All with our incredible wine selection, our joyful and vibrant community, our top notch artists, and our signature Blue Ridge view. 

Concert Program:

Awadagin Pratt, conductor and pianist

Erin Freeman, conductor

Nicoletta Moss, conductor

Jorge Sosa World Premiere

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, op. 37

I. Allegro con brio

II. Largo

III. Rondo. Allegro

Intermission

Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943), Symphonic Dances, op. 45

I. Non Allegro

II. Andante con moto. Tempo di Valse

III. Lento assai—Allegro vivace