Sunday 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.
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:
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
