Eckart Preu, Music Director Joshua Roman, cello PROGRAM Lili Boulanger | D’un matin de printemps Saint-Saëns | Cello Concerto No. 1 Rachmaninoff | Symphony No. 2 Take a musical journey through lyricism, renewal, and sweeping Romantic expression. Cellist Joshua Roman—last seen with the PSO in 2018—returns as soloist. Roman brings his extraordinary musicianship and vulnerability to Saint-Saëns’s Cello Concerto, intensely lyrical, full of elegance, and moments of sheer beauty and emotional warmth. The concert opens with Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps (“Of a Spring Morning”), a brief but beautifully nuanced work that captures the fleeting energy of spring. Culminating the program is Rachmaninoff’s Symphony No. 2, a landmark in late Romantic music. Written after the crushing failure of his First Symphony and a period of profound self-doubt, the Second Symphony marks a triumphant return of confidence and creative voice. Moving from a broad, expansive and lyrical first movement through to its raucous, energetic finale, it’s music you want to bathe in. RUN TIME: approximately 2 hrs including intermission ADULT and CHILD & STUDENT prices are available online for this event. GROUP 10+ is available via phone & in-person only. Per ticket service fee is based on a percentage of the ticket price.
