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RACH STAR II

February 17 & 18 | 8:00PM | The Long Center

Your Austin Symphony Orchestra has your February entertainment covered with a performance of Sergei Rachmaninoff's beloved Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor.

The evening will also include pieces by Franz Schubert, Ludwig van Beethoven and conclude with Joseph Schwantner's breathtaking New Morning for the World. The work contains text from a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement. It will be narrated by Austin's beloved bass vocalist, Donnie Ray Albert.

Don't miss this monumental event!

PROGRAM:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN: Egmont Overture, Op. 84
SERGEI RACHMANINOFF: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
FRANZ SCHUBERT: Quartettsatz in C Minor, D. 703 (adapted for string orchestra by Peter Bay)
JOSEPH SCHWANTNER: New Morning for the World

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Event Details

• Date: February 17 & 18, 2023
• Time: 8:00 P.M.
• Venue: The Long Center
• Website: https://my.austinsymphony.org/rachstar

Ticket Information

• Cost: $19.00 - $100.00

Presenter Details

• Name: Austin Symphony Orchestra

Founded in 1911, the Austin Symphony Orchestra is Austin’s oldest performing arts group. The ASO offers a complete season of musical and educational programming. Masterworks concerts include a series of eight concert pairs running monthly September through May in the state-of-the-art Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long Center for the Performing Arts. Our season also features the Sarah & Ernest Butler Pops Series: October & February Pops at the Long Center and December & June Pops at Palmer Events Center. Programming for the entire family includes the Halloween Children’s Concert, and the Christmas in the Community, as well as the popular James C. Armstrong Youth Educations Programs, which include Children’s Day Art Park, Young People’s Concerts, High School Concert Tour and a variety of other school programs.

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