Saint-Saëns: “The Egyptian”

Featuring: SPO, Ronald Royer, conductor, Thomas Torok, piano **

Catch this rising star, pianist, Thomas Torok in concert with the SPO in Saint-Saëns’ romantic and mysterious Piano Concerto #5, nicknamed The Egyptian because the composer began to write it during a trip to the famous ruins at Luxor,  and then thrill to the drama of Dvorak’s masterful Symphony No. 6

Piano Concerto No. 5  The Egyptian in F major, Op. 103 *

Dvorak – Symphony No. 6, in D Major, Op. 60

* This concert was originally listed on our season brochure as “Let there be Lizst” but a programming change was requested by the artist.

** Thomas Torok is replacing Vanessa Yu due to the illness of the artist.)