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Masterworks

Scheherazade

September 26-27
Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts

About the Performance

NOTICE: The Sunday (9/27) performance begins at 1:00pm.

Our Centennial Season begins with pieces of rich lyricism, fairy-tale wonders, and a virtuosic composition from our very first composer-in-residence, Eunike Tanzil. Hear the orchestra build from a whisper to a roar in Tanzil’s one-movement Ascending Creatures, inspired by a flock of birds in flight. Then, Beethoven’s poetically quiet Piano Concerto No. 4 that highlights enchanting exchanges between soloist Jean-Baptiste Doulect and the orchestra. Lastly, Rimsky-Korsakov’s legendary Scheherazade presents a gripping symphonic battle of wits, stormy seas, and fairy talks where a brave queen fights for her life using the power of storytelling.

Join us for Colorado Springs Philharmonic Pre-Concert talks. Go behind the curtain and inside the score with these 30-minute pre-concert conversations one hour before the concert starts.

Event Details

Performances

Venue

Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts
190 S. Cascade Ave Colorado Springs, CO 80903
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Program

  • Eunike TanzilAscending Creatures
  • BeethovenPiano Concerto No. 4
  • Rimsky-KorsakovScheherazade

Artists

Chloé Dufresene

CONDUCTOR
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Jean-Baptiste Doulcet

PIANO
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Sponsors

  • Season Sponsor Pikes Peak National Bank
  • Series Sponsor El Pomar Foundation
  • Lodging Sponsor elements by Westin

Concert Sponsors

Purple Mountain Group at Morgan Stanley • Arlen Feldman and Adriana Wood • Steve Hyde and Loren George Fund at the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Foundation • Phil and Meg Kendall • Dr. and Mrs. James B. Miller • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Mogey

Concert Co-Sponsors

Josep Caballé-Domenech Fund at the Colorado Springs Philharmonic Foundation

Listen Before the Concert

Explore selections from the program on our official Spotify playlist.

Enhance Your Experience

  • Free for Kids

    Kids 17 and under get in free with a paid adult ticket. 

  • Pre-Concert Talk

    Join us one hour before the performance for insights into the music.

  • Young Composers Workshop (Ages 14-22)

    Composer-in-Residence Eunike Tanzil will lead a two-hour composition workshop for high-school and college students.

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