Lancaster, PA—Lancaster Symphony Orchestra invites you to spend some time with Mozart and the Pianist at the Fulton Opera House in Lancaster. The concert will be performed on January 13 at 8:00 PM, January 14 at 3:00 and 8:00 PM and January 15 at 7:30 PM.

The Lancaster Symphony Orchestra presents Ignat Solzhenitsyn, guest pianist, to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466. Solzhenitsyn made his mark in music in both Russia and the United States. Audiences can now join him in this concert as he performs and interprets the dark drama of Mozart with the orchestra.

“The opportunity of presenting one of the world’s great musicians, Ignat Solzhenitsyn, in one of the most poignant and beautiful piano concertos of Mozart, is a rare treat for the new year,” said Maestro Stephen Gunzenhauser.

Audience members will receive the chance to hear one of Mozart’s most romantic works. The Piano Concerto No. 20 reminds many listeners of Mozart’s opera, Don Giovanni, which shares the concerto’s principal key and its dramatic intensity.

Also featured on the concert program is Rossini’s La Cenerentola Overture. In this overture to his comedic opera, La Cenerentola (Cinderella), Rossini’s trademark crescendos and penchant for having fun with his music are exhibited.

Finally, the orchestra will be performing Robert Schumann’s Symphony No. 3 “Rhenish.”
“Schumann composed a series of great Symphonies, with wonderful melodies and great harmony, summoning up imagery beyond description,” said Gunzenhauser. “However, he has fallen in popularity because of his weakness in building the instrumental color through orchestration and dynamics. Gustav Mahler took this on as a challenge and re-orchestrated the Symphonies without interfering with the inherent musical imagery.”

This is the first Pennsylvania presentation of the “Mahler Revisions.” Meet a “new” Schumann as you enjoy Gustav Mahler’s illuminating and exciting re-orchestration of this celebration of the Rhineland.

“The work of Mahler was just printed and we obtained the rights for performance from the German firm Schotts, who sent us the music,” said Gunzenhauser. “In spite of the printed version, I have found a series of additional corrections that were made by Mahler. Mahler wanted to change not the harmony but the color of Schumann’s orchestration. Mahler included a vibrancy that wasn’t in the original.” I am really excited about presenting this wonderful music in a remarkable orchestration.”

Seating is reserved. Tickets for this January concert begin at $26. For more information, visit the Symphony website at LancasterSymphony.org. For tickets, contact the Fulton Box Office at 717-397-7425.The core purpose of the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra is to enrich, entertain and educate the south central Pennsylvania community through unique, live musical performances and to provide community engagement opportunities for students of all ages. Opening its 64th season, the Lancaster Symphony Orchestra is a 70-member professional orchestra, serving 52,000 music enthusiasts. The Symphony was founded in 1947 by Frederic S. Klein and John H. Peifer, J., from Franklin & Marshall College.