Featuring Conrad Tao, returning to perform Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 23, this concert is a sparkling journey through musical history. The blazing fanfare of Orpheus’ Comet gives way to Mozart’s reflective elegance at the hands of Isata Kanneh-Mason, a pianist who makes her long-awaited CSO debut. Then, Prokofiev’s Fifth Symphony propels the night to a whirlwind, high-voltage finish.
