Mussorgsky’s Pictures At An Exhibition

The 2023–24 season opens in grand style with Liszt’s fanciful, flashy Piano Concerto No. 1, the perfect showcase for the electrifying Zee Zee, and Mussorgsky’s masterpiece Pictures at an Exhibition, depicted in Ravel’s evocative orchestrations. Maestro Gomez’s fascinating exploration of the late Robert Muczynski’s music continues with the first-ever performance of Galena: A Town, a tribute to the historic city in the composer’s native Illinois.

Info to Know

• This concert is available as part of a Classic Series or Create Your Own Subscription.

• The Friday concert only will be presented without an intermission in the Classics With a Twist format: there will be on-stage introductions to the music and your chance to ask questions of the artists in a post-concert Q&A. For the selections presented on Friday’s concert, look for the lemon slice:

• The Sunday concert only will be preceded by Concert Comments, a pre-concert talk, beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Robert Muczynski: Galena: A Town (Suite for Orchestra) World premiere

• Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E♭ major

• Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel)

Tickets available at: https://www.tucsonsymphony.org/event/mussorgsky-pictures-at-an-exhibition-2/