The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra (KSO) continues its "Cosmos Festival" with a Masterworks Concert, featuring Gustav Holst's The Planets and the Piano Concerto by Jonathan Leshnoff. Also on the program is the overture to Mozart's The Magic Flute, and The Unanswered Question by Charles Ives. The performances will be given on Thursday and Friday, April 18th and 19th at 7:30pm, in the magnificent Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville.
In this interview with Maestro Aram Demirjian and pianist, Joyce Yang, we learn what inspired the "Cosmos Festival" and this program in particular. We also learn how the KSO became a co-commissioner of Leshnoff's Piano Concerto, and how Yang played an integral part in Leshnoff's composition process.
Tickets and additional information available at https://knoxvillesymphony.com/concert/the-planets/
