Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center

Dallas Symphony Orchestra
As was often the case in the U.S., German immigrants and their descendants in Dallas founded a choral society, in this case called the Frohsinn Singing Society. Its conductor, Hans Kreissig, assembled musicians to accompany them and in 1890 co-founded the Dallas Symphony Club....

Jaap van Zweden
Jaap van Zweden began his career as an orchestral violinist, but in quite spectacular fashion: he was appointed concertmaster of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw in 1979 when he was a mere 19 years old! He would hold the post until 1995, when he turned mainly to conducting....

Bolero

Ravel
Known only by his first name, Ravel is one of the shining lights of the contemporary music scene of the Dominican Republic. Raised in New York, since early childhood, Ravel has remained devoted to the dance music of his homeland....

Frédéric Chopin
Except for some Polish songs and a few works for cello and piano trio, Chopin devoted his life to the creation of a richly melodic and harmonically original literature for the keyboard. From dances of his Polish homeland (such as the polonaise and the mazurka) to original "free" forms (such as the ballade), his music is still loved today and studied by both composition and keyboard students....